In March of 2022, I introduced new legislation to suspend all state taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel for one full year (A.9503). Although the legislature ultimately agreed to a 6-month suspension during budget negotiations, I still maintain that my bill...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, member of the New York State Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee, announced that legislation he co-sponsored and helped pass earlier this year to allow service-disabled veteran business owners to apply for the Excelsior...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara will honor several veterans today at a special ceremony at Judson Meadows Assisted Living Community in Scotia, NY including veterans of WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. One of these veterans is a Battle of the...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced $50,000 in state funding Friday that he secured for the Schenectady Police Department to purchase and implement the VRPD system. VRPD is a virtual reality (VR) de-escalation training tool developed by Catapult...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara will announce state funding he has secured for improvements to the Horace J. Inman Senior Center in Amsterdam, NY, today at the Senior Center’s Annual Rockin’ with Santa dinner dance. What: Funding Announcement  Who: Assemblyman...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara will announce state funding he has secured for the Schenectady Police Department to purchase and implement the VRPD system. VRPD is a virtual reality (VR) de-escalation training tool developed by Catapult Games. Police...

As New Yorkers prepare to set their clocks back one hour this Sunday moving us back to standard time, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara and Senator Joseph Griffo are pushing to make daylight saving time permanent in New York.  Daylight saving time was...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara will host Amsterdam Boxing Legend, Robert “Bobby” Stewart on Thursday.Bobby will address the youth of the Ring of Hope Boxing Club and help them train. Robert “Bobby” Stewart worked full time at the Tryon School...

Amid a shortage of nurses and staffing issues at hospitals throughout the State of New York, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced new legislation he has introduced in the State Assembly that would waive fees required by the state to obtain or renew...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara presented Dr. Michael & Mrs. Debbie Sheridan of Amsterdam, NY, with New York State Assembly Citations for the “Champions of Hope” award at the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk today at Washington Park in Albany...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara and City of Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy will celebrate the 4th Anniversary of the Schenectady Train Station. The $23 million train station was opened on October 17th, 2018, ahead of schedule. More than 200,000 passengers...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara will be presenting a proclamation from the New York State Assembly to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Mohawk Fabric Company, a family-owned manufacturing business in Amsterdam, NY. A number of employees will also be...

Assemblyman Angelo announced he will be touring Pine Ridge Industries on Friday, October 7, at 11 a.m. in recognition of Manufacturing Day.  Manufacturing Day, held annually on the first Friday in October, helps show the range of modern manufacturing...

After frequent complaints from residents of Schenectady and Montgomery Counties about an increase in excessive noise from train horns, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, a civil engineer, has written a letter to the United States Department of Transportation...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced new legislation he has introduced in the State Assembly that would eliminate all transaction fees related to obtaining a “REAL ID” until May 3, 2023, the date when a REAL ID will be required for every...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara has introduced new legislation in the New York State Assembly that would waive all DMV fees for obtaining a commercial driver’s license until the end of 2024. If passed, this bill would remove these financial barriers...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced new legislation he has introduced in the State Assembly that would exempt shipping and delivery fees from being included when sales tax is calculated for a transaction to customers in New York State. Currently,...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, long-standing member of the NYS Assembly Committee on Energy, announced that his bill to ensure residents can heat their homes in times of emergency has passed both in the Assembly and Senate this legislative session....

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, who represents the Amsterdam area in the New York State Assembly, will host a special recognition for Amsterdam Boxing Legend, Robert “Bobby” Stewart with a New York State Assembly Proclamation at the State Capitol...