August 2021 Meeting Highlights: Environment – A resolution submitted by the Minority Office was unanimously supported by the legislature urging
July 2021 Meeting Highlights: Animal Abuse Registry – After a decade of pushing for this legislation by the Minority Office,
June 2021 Meeting Highlights: Fogarty Farms – The legislature recognized Fogarty Farms in Schaghticoke for being named a Century Farm
Rensselaer County is a Proud Sponsor of Hudson Valley Community College Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC), founded in 1953 as
January 15, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rensselaer County GOP Majority Lie to
February 23, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Rensselaer County Minority Files Law to End Animal Abuse by Repeat Offenders The Rensselaer
June 30, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Rensselaer County Minority Advocates Against Systemic Racism Members of the Rensselaer County Minority Legislature
November 13, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Attached the response in full DEMOCRATIC MINORITY RESPONSE TO THE PROPOSED 2021 COUNTY
August 26, 2020 Rensselaer County Minority submits Racial Justice Resolution for September meeting Members of the Rensselaer County Minority Legislature
September 3, 2020 Minority Office files Resolution Urging the Federal Government and New York State to Release Emergency School Funding
April 2021 Meeting Highlights: Tax Stabilization Fund – As a result of 2020 cost reductions in the legislative budget, the
March 2021 Meeting Highlights: The Legislature unanimously approved an agreement with the Department of Employment and Training to provide employment
February 9, 2021 Meeting Highlights: The Minority legislators submitted and voted on a resolution recognizing March 14 – 20, 2021
November 2020 Meeting Highlights: Shop Local – December is ‘Shop Local Month’ in Rensselaer County. Now, more than ever, during
October 2020 Meeting Highlights: Health: The legislature unanimously accepted additional funding from the NYS Department of Health for the counties
September 2020 Meeting Highlights: School Aid Funding: A resolution urging State and Federal Representatives to release emergency funding to the
August 2020 Meeting Highlights: The Legislature unanimously voted to recognize September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society
July 2020 Meeting Highlights: The Legislature unanimously voted to recognize August as National Water Quality Month. Founded in 2005 by
June 2020 Meeting Highlights: STOP-DWI – The legislature unanimously accepted grant funding from the Governor’s Traffic Safety Council (GTSC) to
May 2020 Meeting Highlights: The Legislature unanimously voted to recognize June as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month –