Written by Office of Assemblyman Kevin Byrne
Assemblyman Kevin Byrne (R,C,I,SAM,ROS-Mahopac) recently joined Assembly Minority Leader Will Barlcay (R,C,I-Pulaski), Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I,-Corning), New York’s largest energy consumers representative Multiple Intervenors, and more than 70 state organizations including leading advocates for organized labor and business, calling for a fiscal impact study to guide the Climate Action Council’s (CAC) development plan. The CAC was tasked with implementing the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), and was empowered to radically change the way electricity is generated in New York state and thereby threatens the reliability and affordability of utility services for millions of New Yorkers.
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Top Republican lawmakers want state Capitol reopened PUBLISHED 12:03 PM ET Apr. 30, 2021 PUBLISHED 12:03 PM EDT Apr. 30, 2021
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The top Republican lawmakers in the state Senate and Assembly on Friday urged state officials to develop a plan for reopening the state Capitol building in Albany more than a year after it closed to the general public.
Senate Minority Leader Robert Ortt and Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay in a letter to Office of General Services Commissioner RoAnn Destito called for the reopening as more people are being vaccinated and the COVID-19 positive rate has decline in recent weeks.
“As the infection rate goes down and the vaccination rate goes up, COVID-related restrictions in place at our Capitol and Empire State Plaza have become clearly outdated and unnecessary in many cases, Ortt said in a statement. It is well past time for leaders in Albany to commit to safely reopening the seat o