The New York Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) will provide over $1.5 billion in American Rescue Plan Act Funding in order to support recruitment efforts and retention incentives for DSPs. This funding will go towards retention...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced that funding he secured in the state budget for improvements to the city of Amsterdam has been approved by the Financial Restructuring Board for Local Governments. “Today is a great day for the City of Amsterdam,”...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara will announce state funding to support a number of projects significant to infrastructure and safety improvements in the city of Amsterdam. This announcement will follow an official approval expected today from the state. What: State...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced that he is hosting a special Blood Drive in honor of Sgt. Nathan Higginbotham with the American Red Cross. Event staff and participants must follow safety guidelines including temperature checks, social distancing,...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced that legislation he helped pass to increase disability benefits for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers injured on the job was recently signed into law (Ch. 523 of 2021). “Volunteer first responders...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara is hosting a free naloxone training event in Amsterdam, in conjunction with Senator Michelle Hinchey, Montgomery County Sheriff Jeffrey T. Smith, the Amsterdam Police Department and the Montgomery County Department of Health....

"Today’s indictment of 54 suspected capital region drug traffickers is the result of the hard work and dedication of our law enforcement, and I applaud the Attorney General’s office and our very own Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and Amsterdam...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara will announce $25,000 in state funding he secured to support the Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci) in the City of Schenectady. Since 1934 the Museum of Innovation and Science has aspired to encourage people to celebrate...

In honor of Veterans Day, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara has again launched an on-line “Thank A Veteran” webpage to make it easier to say ‘thank you’ to veterans in our community and send messages of gratitude and appreciation. “The freedoms...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced that the infrastructure bill recently passed by Congress includes new provisions supporting new laws passed in New York that increase safety in the limousine industry. The bill has been sent to President Biden...

Angelo Santabarbara announced he has authored legislation that would designate an official state flag for recognizing military service members who died while serving our nation in any war or conflict (A.1771). The bill would also require the commissioner...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced that he is hosting a Blood Drive with the American Red Cross. Event staff and participants must follow safety guidelines including temperature checks, social distancing, and must wear face masks. The Red Cross...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara is pushing to pass legislation he introduced in the State Assembly that would make daylight saving time a permanent in New York State (A.6443). The legislation would establish daylight saving time as the year-round standard...

As Assembly Chair of the Commission on Rural Resources, Assemblyman Santabarbara helped get the Comprehensive Broadband Connectivity Act passed in the state budget. Enacted in May 2021, it requires the Public Service Commission (PSC) to identify and address...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced that he is hosting a Blood Drive with the American Red Cross. Event staff and participants must follow safety guidelines including temperature checks, social distancing, and must wear face masks. The Red Cross...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced that he is hosting a Blood Drive with the American Red Cross. Event staff and participants must follow safety guidelines including temperature checks, social distancing, and must wear face masks. The Red Cross...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced that he is hosting a Blood Drive with the American Red Cross. Event staff and participants must follow safety guidelines including temperature checks, social distancing, and must wear face masks. The Red Cross...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara recently brought attention to the important work done by direct support professionals (DSPs), advocating for increased state support for these critical health care workers. “Caring for those with complex and varied needs...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara is urging Governor Kathy Hochul to sign into law legislation he co-sponsored that would expand the mission of the Autism Spectrum Disorders Advisory Board. This new legislation would provide more resources to help individuals...