“Our restaurants and hospitality businesses are vital to our state’s economy and many of them are struggling just to keep their doors open and their workers employed. Like so many of our small businesses, these industries continue to be severely impacted by the ongoing crisis and New York State must step up immediately to help them survive so our entire economy can recover and grow stronger. This package will do just that and I am proud to join my colleagues in this effort to protect these businesses and all their employees,” said Senator Mattera.
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Suffolk County Legislator Kevin McCaffrey today announced that he has been selected by the Republican caucus to be GOP Minority Leader for 2021. The announcement comes after Legislator Tom Cilmi, who has held the title for the last three years, declined to seek the leadership position for a fourth year.
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I sit to write this statement with a heart full of gratitude to the residents of the First Senatorial District for their unwavering trust in me, and their commitment to the many goals we have achieved together throughout the years. A famous proverb teaches us that “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Your support from the beginning of my tenure allowed me to take that first step. But just as every journey has a beginning, it must also have an end and today it is with a tremendous sense of pride and accomplishment that I complete my final term in office as your State Senator.
Read MoreSenator-Elect Anthony Palumbo (R, C-New Suffolk) today announced that Senate Republican Leader Rob Ortt has selected him to serve as the Ranking Republican Member on the New York State Senate’s Codes and Ethics Committees.
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State Senate candidates call for bold property tax relief for Suffolk County homeowners
Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo, who is running for state Senate in the 1st District, and Alexis Weik, candidate for Senate in District 3, today united to call for New York State to fully restore the popular, essential STAR property tax rebate check program. Last year, Senate Democrats eliminated the checks, and Suffolk County homeowners have felt the sting.
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Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo today received another high-profile endorsement in his campaign for State Senate. Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine is backing Palumbo’s bid to succeed retiring Senator Ken LaValle in the 1st Senate District. In supporting Palumbo, Romaine cited the Assemblyman’s strong record of delivering results and his consistent advocacy for Suffolk County families and business owners.
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Alexis Weik, Republican and Conservative candidate for State Senate, has been endorsed by 6th District Brookhaven Town Councilman Daniel Panico.
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Senator Phil Boyle and his future colleagues in the New York State Senate Republican Conference today joined together to collectively voice their support for the preservation of Christopher Columbus Day in New York State. Boyle was joined by candidates Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo (1st District), Mario Mattera (2nd District), Alexis Weik (3rd District) and Edmund Smyth (5th District) to publicly back the multitude of New York Italian-Americans who take great pride in this annual celebration of their heritage.
Read MoreSuffolk County Executive Steve Bellone has held a number of press conferences in the past couple of weeks to essentially blame the federal government for Suffolk’s budget problems. First, it was about his proposed $20 million cut to the Suffolk County Police Department. Then it was about public transportation. Then cultural arts programs. Then it was about cuts in funding for veterans services.
There are three “truths” that residents in Suffolk need to know.
Read MoreCatering business owners from across New York will gather at an urgent meeting in Hauppauge Friday to appeal to Gov. Cuomo to let them open to 50 percent capacity and let weddings, sweet 16’s, ceremonies and other activities that were put on hold during the COVID pandemic to take place.
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State Senate candidate Alexis Weik recently toured areas of Mastic Beach that are still prone to flooding eight years after Superstorm Sandy left a swath of destruction across the Tri-Hamlets and South Shore communities.
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“Radical Professor Nancy Goroff and Bill de Blasio backed Laura Ahearn should condemn there violent supporters who are vandalizing and destroying Zeldin and Palumbo signs—but given they won’t even acknowledge violence against our law enforcement, we aren’t holding our breath,” said Suffolk GOP Chairman Jesse Garcia.
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Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo today announced a coalition of 23 New York police unions, representing more than 200,000 law enforcement officers, is backing his campaign for New York State Senate. In addition to Palumbo, this coalition has endorsed five other Republican state Senate candidates in this year’s upcoming election.
Read MoreGroups representing more than 400 police agencies all across NYS urge the public’s support to stop empowering criminals
Police Head: “Any vote for Monica Martinez…is one vote too many”
A never-seen alliance of law enforcement organizations, representing more than 400 police agencies from across New York State—from Suffolk County to cities, towns, and villages along the Canadian border—has joined to urge voters to support Alexis Weik for Senate and stop the radical pro-criminal and anti-police agenda that has resulted in a shocking increase in crime and violence in communities everywhere.
Read MoreAlexis Weik, Republican-Conservative candidate for the State Senate’s 3rd District, today was endorsed by the Detectives Endowment Association, representing 19,000 current and retired NYPD detectives.
The endorsement adds to a growing list of support by law enforcement for Weik, the wife, and mother of police officers, who have now gained endorsements by members of seven police agencies.
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“Suffolk County is using your tax dollars to pay someone to campaign for a political candidate. This is wrong on so many levels. At best, it is an abuse of academic power by a professor of the students who are at her mercy for a grade. At worst it is a public servant blatantly violating the County Ethics law prohibiting the campaigning or coercing others to participate in a political campaign.
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Suffolk County Legislature GOP Minority Leader Tom Cilmi said, "Speaking on behalf of the Republican Caucus of the Legislature, I am shocked and disgusted by a video making its way around social media in which a Suffolk County Community College professor is heard during a class this semester clearly and emphatically expressing a political opinion regarding President Trump and the upcoming election. In an obvious attempt to influence students’ minds, the professor can be heard saying that President Trump is 'ruining our country,' 'doing a crap job,' and trying to turn our country into a 'dictatorship.'
As schools and businesses prepare to open, State Senate candidate Alexis Weik says Long Island families need more help in finding quality, affordable child care, and she’s calling on the state to expand a key tax credit to make services more affordable and accessible.
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