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Firing Lines March/April 2021 Fighting for Your Second Amendment Rights Since 1965 INSIDE THIS ISSUE
S.C.O.P.E., Inc. Shooters Committee on Political Education Volume XXX, Issue II Firing Lines March/April 2021 Fighting for your Second Amendment Rights since 1965 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, SCOPE Chapter and the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. BoD Information 2 ————————————————————————— Newsletter Deadlines 2 ————————————————————————— Protecting the Constitution 4 ————————————————————————— Court packing 4 ————————————————————————— Things Change Quickly Member Clubs 5 ————————————————————————— By Tom Reynold One of the 2 nd Amendment’s great- Civics education 6 ————————————————————————— est enemies in Washington, Joe Biden, hid in We the people 8 nd ————————————————————————— Just before Christmas, when we his cellar or on the 2 floor of the White Defensive use of guns 9 were all feeling down after the election, I House for the past year. The left-wing media ————————————————————————— Ghost guns 10 emailed members to remind them of the was his shield from anything negative. But ————————————————————————— Legalizing suppressers 11 story about Washington’s crossing of the yesterday, there was an internet article that ————————————————————————— Delaware. Washington was starting from a headlined, “ Media Fact Checkers Finally A time for choosing 12 ————————————————————————— position much worse than now and the mes- Come for Joe Biden ” and the article high- Proposed bills 14 ————————————————————————— sage I was conveying was that things can lighted the many times Biden has had prob- NYS Assembly & Senate 18 change quickly. lems with the facts. Could it be that the 2 nd ————————————————————————— Business members 23 This article is being written on the Amendment’s enemy in the White House is ————————————————————————— SCOPE application 24 Ides of March. -
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Committee on Banks 2019 ANNUAL REPORT New York State Assembly Carl E. Heastie, Speaker Kenneth P. Zebrowski, Chair December 15, 2019 The Honorable Carl E. Heastie Speaker of the Assembly State Capitol, Room 349 Albany, NY 12248 Dear Speaker Heastie: I am pleased to submit the 2019 Annual Report for the Assembly Standing Committee on Banks. Included herein are details of the Committee’s 2019 legislative work, other initiatives undertaken during the year, and important developments since the close of session. Additionally, you will find the Committee’s outlook for the 2020 legislative session where we will continue to protect consumers’ financial interests and rights while helping to improve and grow the banking industry across the State. The Banks Committee made significant progress during the 2019 session, reporting legislation that aimed to maintain and enhance the vitality of our State’s financial industry, expand the banking development district program, address the student loan debt crisis, increase access for consumers in under-banked communities, and maintain sound operations within the industry. The Committee’s significant accomplishments in 2019 include adding meaningful protections for student loan borrowers in the State budget as well as imposing important restrictions on bad actors in the student debt consulting industry; increasing disclosure to consumers on issues such as mortgage lending, allowing credit unions and savings banks to take municipal deposits; and, expanding the banking development district program to include credit unions. I want to thank my fellow members of the Assembly Banks Committee for all the time and work they have put in to serving the interests of the residents of our State. -
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June 4, 2020 The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo Governor, State of New York Executive Chamber State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 Dear Governor Cuomo: Our state’s successful recovery from the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic depends on how quickly we transition from a state of near total lockdown to a fully functioning and vibrant economy. One sector that has been deemed necessary from day one, construction related to essential infrastructure, is key to this success. However, $743 million in local infrastructure construction and maintenance projects are on hold due to inaction by the state. We appreciate your recent statements about the importance of infrastructure investment as a critical and effective way to help restart and stimulate our economy and get people back to work. At your briefing you said: “There is no better time to build than right now. You need to start the economy, you need to create jobs, and you need to renew and repair this country’s economy and infrastructure. Now is the time to do it.” We could not agree more. And while your remarks thus far have focused on larger, regionally significant downstate tunnels and mass transit needs, we are confident that you fully recognize the importance of local transportation infrastructure projects to the vitality of so many upstate, rural economies, and to the statewide transportation system as a whole. Our Assembly Minority Conference and other legislative colleagues worked together with you this year to enact a fully committed and dedicated plan to invest in the local transportation infrastructure network through vital programs like CHIPS, PAVE-NY, BRIDGE-NY, and Extreme Winter Recovery. -
Senate & Assembly Members Email List (PDF; 674KB)
SECRETARY OF THE SENATOR'S MAILING INFORMATION LIST Updated SENATE'S OFFICE 2021 4/9/2021 Addabbo, Joseph P., Jr. 15th Senatorial District, D Counties: Part of Queens 718-738-1111 District: 159-53 102nd Street, , Howard Beach, NY 11414 518-455-2322 Albany: 811 Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12247 Internet E-Mail: [email protected] Akshar, Frederick J., II 52nd Senatorial District, R-C-I Counties: Broome, Tioga, parts of Chenango and Delaware 607-773-8771 District: 1607 State Office Bldg., 44 Hawley Street, Binghamton, NY 13901 518-455-2677 Albany: 608 Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12247 Internet E-Mail: [email protected] Bailey, Jamaal T. 36th Senatorial District, D Counties: Parts of Bronx and Westchester 718-547-8854 District: 959 East 233rd St., , Bronx, NY 10466 518-455-2061 Albany: 609 Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12247 Internet E-Mail: [email protected] Benjamin, Brian A. 30th Senatorial District, D Counties: Part of New York 212-222-7315 District: 163 West 125th Street, Room 912, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Bldg., New York, NY 10027 518-455-2441 Albany: 915 Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12247 Internet E-Mail: [email protected] Biaggi, Alessandra 34th Senatorial District, D-W Counties: Parts of Bronx and Westchester 718-822-2049 District: 3190 Riverdale Avenue, Suite 2, Bronx, NY 10463-3603 518-455-3595 Albany: 905 Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12247 Internet E-Mail: [email protected] Borrello, George M. 57th Senatorial District, R-C-I- LBT Counties: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, part of Livingston 716-664-4603 District: 2 E. -
Environmental Scorecard an Insider’S Guide to the Environmental Records of New York State Lawmakers Back to Work
2019 New York State Environmental Scorecard An Insider’s Guide to the Environmental Records of New York State Lawmakers Back To Work Fifty years ago, New York’s leading environmental groups came together in Albany and gave rise to the “Environmental Planning Lobby” or “EPL.” Since that time, this organization — and our sister organization Environmental Advocates of New York — have been working to pass legislation that protects New Yorkers’ health and environment, as well as stop legislation that would cause them harm. For decades, our Scorecard has been a tool to hold legislators accountable to New Yorkers and the environment by reporting on their environmental voting record. During this half century, New York has enacted some remarkable environmental laws, such as the Adirondack Park Agency Act (1973), the State Environmental Quality Review Act (1975), the creation of the State Superfund (1982), the “Bottle Bill” (1983), the creation of the Environmental Protection Fund (1993), and most recently, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Yet, for the past 15 years, our Scorecard has lamented a lack of environmental progress. 2005 – “The Assembly scores… But the Senate strikes out…” 2006 – “ But that’s how things work in Albany. Voters send 62 senators to Albany to make decisions, but only a handful of those senators’ opinions count. The result — good legislation gets bottled up and environmental concerns go unresolved, year after year.” 2010 – “ The Senate also has a to-do list. Despite strong bipartisan support from 30 co-sponsors, legislation to cut climate pollution languishes in committee.” 2014 – “ The Senate Environmental Conservation Committee has rapidly become a place where the environmental community’s priorities hit a brick wall.” 2018 – “ ...the Senate continues to be a place where big, bold environmental ideas go to die.” During this time, important legislation that would have tackled climate change and protected our children from toxic chemicals sat around gathering dust. -
THE STATE of EARLY LEARNING in NEW YORK TOO MANY YOUNG LEARNERS STILL LEFT out Access to Full-Day Pre-K and Child Care by Legislative District
BRIEFING GUIDE THE STATE OF EARLY LEARNING IN NEW YORK TOO MANY YOUNG LEARNERS STILL LEFT OUT Access to Full-Day Pre-K and Child Care By Legislative District What New York Leaders Need to Do Now Recommendations for 2019-20 Enacted Budget Acknowledgments Preparation of this report was truly a team effort by the Ready for Kindergarten, Ready for College Campaign including Betty Holcomb, Center for Children’s Initiatives, Marina Marcou O’Malley, the Alliance for Quality Education, Dorothy (Dede) Hill, the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, and Pete Nabozny, The Children’s Agenda for valuable data analysis and editing. Special thanks to Jennifer March, executive director, Citizens’ Committee for Children and to the Committee’s data and research team, including Marija Drobnjak, and Sophia Halkitis, for the providing data on subsidized child care in New York City. In addition, we want to thank the National Alliance for Early Success, the New York Community Trust, Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation and The Partnership for America’s Children for their support. THE STATE OF EARLY LEARNING IN NEW YORK TOO MANY YOUNG LEARNERS STILL LEFT OUT | 2 OPPORTUNITIES DENIED Working Families And The State’s Youngest Learners Left Out HIGHLIGHTS • The Governor’s proposal to add just $15 million for pre-K for 3- and 4- year olds, is unlikely to add even the 3,000 new seats he promises, and falls dismally short of rising need and unmet demand. More than 100 districts gave formal notice of interest in adding pre-K last October. • 80,000 four-year-olds across the state – mostly outside New York City – still have no full-day pre-K. -
The State of Early Learning: Growing Crisis for Young Children And
BRIEFING GUIDE THE STATE OF EARLY LEARNING IN NEW YORK GROWING CRISIS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND WORKING FAMILIES What New York Leaders Need to Do Now RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 2020-21 ENACTED BUDGET Acknowledgments Preparation of this report was truly a team effort by the Ready for Kindergarten, Ready for College Campaign including Betty Holcomb, Center for Children’s Initiatives, Marina Marcou O’Malley, the Alliance for Quality Education, Dorothy (Dede) Hill, the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, and Pete Nabozny, The Children’s Agenda for valuable data analysis and editing. Much appreciation as well to Meredith Chimento, Jessica Klos-Shapiro and Mildred Savidge from the Early Care and Learning Council for their support. Special recognition to Susan Antos, senior attorney at the Empire Justice Center, and summer intern Lily Pickett for Shouldering the Strain, an update on how inadequate state funding plays out at the county level (https://empirejustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/REPORT-Shouldering- the-Strain-December-2019.pdf). Special thanks to Jennifer March, executive director, Citizens’ Committee for Children and to the Committee’s data and research team, including Marija Drobnjak, and Jack Mullan, for the providing data on subsidized child care in New York City. Thanks also to Daryl Hornick-Becker, CCC policy and advocacy analyst for his assistance. In addition, we want to thank the National Alliance for Early Success, the Booth Ferris Foundation, the New York Community Trust, and Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation for their support. THE STATE OF EARLY LEARNING IN NEW YORK 2020 | 2 OPPORTUNITIES DENIED Growing Crisis for Young Children and Working Families HIGHLIGHTS • The Governor’s 2020 budget fails to address the state’s deepening child care crisis; offering NO new funding for child care, not even enough to maintain the state’s woefully inadequate current services. -
2019 State Environmental
NEW YORK LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS 2019 STATE ENVIRONMENTAL Scorecard For thirty years, the New York League of Conservation Voters In June, the legislature passed a bill to give local fish, which are a cornerstone of the marine eco- has worked to lobby state and local elected governments the authority to legalize and regu- system. The clock ran out on passing legislation officials on environmental issues, provide late e-bikes and e-scooters, which are important to protect Class C streams, but there’s plenty of objective information about environmental low-emission options that will help us reduce the support to get it done when the legislature returns policies to the public, and hold elected officials transportation sector’s role in climate change. in January. accountable. Several years ago NYLCV began Both houses also took action to require the De- issuing a State Legislative Scorecard after the partment of Transportation to issue 5-year capital On the renewable energy front, both houses state legislative session in order to further our plans that consider alternative modes of trans- passed legislation to shore up support for legacy goal of holding elected officials accountable. portation. And while it unfortunately did not renewable energy projects, ensuring that we’ll I’m privileged to announce that in my first year pass either house, we made progress this year on continue to benefit from older hydropower and COVER IMAGE ©ZACK FRANK / STOCK.ADOBE.COM / FRANK ©ZACK IMAGE COVER as President, the State Legislature had the best considering a low-carbon fuel standard that would wind facilities for years to come. -
Legislative Discussion
The Current Status of the scope restriction on behavior analysis in NY: Why Everyone Should Care Debbi Napolitano, NYSABA Legislative Committee Chair History Matters In the Beginning The writing was on the wall. Licensure was becoming necessary, but we were not successful In collaboration with Autism Speaks we got autism insurance passed. Autism insurance included BCBAs NY said too bad….. Joe Morelle got us a license, but couldn’t get a license that wasn’t restricted We debated scrapping it, knowing it would be a disaster, but we knew it was happening whether we wanted it or not, to fix the insurance. SOME Problems with a Field Restricted to Autism Students trained ONLY to work with individuals with autism Difficulty for students to accrue hours VERY difficult to become licensed when moving to NY even if licensed in another state Individuals Without Autism Cannot Access Services: Meet Micah In our recent survey, 48% (42 respondents) stated they know someone who cannot get services It Is Hurting Individuals with Autism and Our Field The Rest of the Country What is the Difference Between the Licensing Statute and the Regulations First a law is passed. Besides the word “autism” and ”prescription” our scope in statute is pretty good. Regulation is what is developed by the State Education Department (SED) Higher Education with “advisement” from the Licensing Board Regulations are in need of change but will not be changed until they have to be! Our Efforts Our Bills: A6389-A (Peoples-Stokes)/S4967-A (Skoufis) We have been working on this since the passage of the current license We are currently in the second year of a two-year session We have 5 months to get this over the finish line or we need to start again Bills and Sponsors Relates to the practice of applied behavior analysis; removes the requirement for a diagnosis from a person who is licensed or ➢ We have been working otherwise authorized to provide such diagnosis on this since the for persons with autism or related disorders. -
NEW YORK MUNICIPAL GUIDE NEWMUNICIPAL YORK GUIDE 2014-15 2014-15 New York Municipal Guide • Table of Contents •
NEW YORK MUNICIPAL GUIDE NEWMUNICIPAL YORK GUIDE 2014-15 2014-15 New York Municipal Guide • Table of Contents • Municipalities Listed by County ...................................2 2014-15 STATE HOLIDAYS NEW YEAR’S DAY State and Regional Contacts ........................................54 Wednesday, 1/1/2014 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.’S BIRTHDAY Monday, 1/20/2014 U.S. Congress .................................................................62 LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY Wednesday, 2/12/2014 State Senate .....................................................................66 WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY Monday, 2/17/2014 State Assembly ...............................................................70 MEMORIAL DAY Monday, 5/26/2014 INDEPENDENCE DAY Friday, 7/4/2014 LABOR DAY Monday, 9/1/2014 COLUMBUS DAY Monday, 10/13/2014 ELECTION DAY Tuesday, 11/4/2014 VETERANS’ DAY The information in this publication is supplied by: Tuesday, 11/11/2014 Content Providers, LLC THANKSGIVING DAY Thursday, 11/27/2014 P.O. Box 5425 CHRISTMAS DAY Austin, TX 78763-5425 Thursday, 12/25/2014 Please email changes, corrections or requests NEW YEAR’S DAY Thursday, 1/1/2015 for additional copies to: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.’S BIRTHDAY [email protected] Monday, 1/19/2015 LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY Please email all other inquiries to: Thursday, 2/12/2015 [email protected] WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY Monday, 2/16/2015 Published by: MEMORIAL DAY Monday, 5/25/2015 Municipal Publishing, LLC INDEPENDENCE DAY 1148 Pulaski Highway, Suite 107-341 Friday, 7/3/2015 Bear, DE 19701 LABOR DAY Monday, 9/7/2015 ©2014 Municipal Publishing, LLC. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher is strictly prohibited. Municipal COLUMBUS DAY Publishing, LLC is a privately-owned business entity, that is not affiliated with any city, Monday, 10/12/2015 village, town, county or other governmental entity. -
Environmental Scorecard an Insider’S Guide to the Environmental Records of New York State Lawmakers Back to Work
2019 New York State Environmental Scorecard An Insider’s Guide to the Environmental Records of New York State Lawmakers Back To Work Fifty years ago, New York’s leading environmental groups came together in Albany and gave rise to the “Environmental Planning Lobby” or “EPL.” Since that time, this organization — and our sister organization Environmental Advocates of New York — have been working to pass legislation that protects New Yorkers’ health and environment, as well as stop legislation that would cause them harm. For decades, our Scorecard has been a tool to hold legislators accountable to New Yorkers and the environment by reporting on their environmental voting record. During this half century, New York has enacted some remarkable environmental laws, such as the Adirondack Park Agency Act (1973), the State Environmental Quality Review Act (1975), the creation of the State Superfund (1982), the “Bottle Bill” (1983), the creation of the Environmental Protection Fund (1993), and most recently, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Yet, for the past 15 years, our Scorecard has lamented a lack of environmental progress. 2005 – “The Assembly scores… But the Senate strikes out…” 2006 – “ But that’s how things work in Albany. Voters send 62 senators to Albany to make decisions, but only a handful of those senators’ opinions count. The result — good legislation gets bottled up and environmental concerns go unresolved, year after year.” 2010 – “ The Senate also has a to-do list. Despite strong bipartisan support from 30 co-sponsors, legislation to cut climate pollution languishes in committee.” 2014 – “ The Senate Environmental Conservation Committee has rapidly become a place where the environmental community’s priorities hit a brick wall.” 2018 – “ ...the Senate continues to be a place where big, bold environmental ideas go to die.” During this time, important legislation that would have tackled climate change and protected our children from toxic chemicals sat around gathering dust. -
2019 ANNUAL REPORT New York State
Committee on Environmental Conservation 2019 ANNUAL REPORT New York State Assembly Carl E. Heastie, Speaker Steve Englebright, Chairman THE ASSEMBLY CHAIRMAN STATE OF NEW YORK Committee on Environmental Conservation COMMITTEES ALBANY Education Energy Higher Education Rules COMMISSIONS STEVEN ENGLEBRIGHT 4th Assembly District Science and Technology Suffolk County Water Resource Needs of Long Island MEMBER N.Y.S. Heritage Area Advisory Council December 15, 2019 Honorable Carl E. Heastie Speaker of the Assembly Legislative Office Building, Room 932 Albany, NY 12248 Dear Speaker Heastie: I am pleased to submit to you the 2019 Annual Report of the Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation. This report describes the legislative actions and major issues considered by the Committee and sets forth our goals for future legislative sessions. The Committee addressed several important issues this year including a ban on single-use plastic bags, a prohibition on the use of 1,4-dioxane in certain products, a constitutional amendment establishing the right to clean drinking water, clean air and a healthful environment and funding for clean water infrastructure projects. Notably, the Committee’s commitment to addressing climate change culminated in the passage of the historic Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. In addition, the Committee held hearings on climate change, recycling and the environmental footprint of colleges and universities in New York State. Under your leadership and with your continued support of the Committee's