Borrello: 'More Bad Than Good' Got Accomplished in State Legislative Session

Another legislative session has concluded in Albany, and a state lawmaker from Chautauqua County says there was "more bad than good" that got accomplished during this year's session. Senator George Borrello says the State Legislature did not address New Yorkers' top concerns during the session, which wrapped on Friday. Among those concerns were cost of living, crime, and the migrant crisis...

George Borrello: did not address major issues

Meanwhile, the Sunset Bay Republican says the biggest legislative victory during this year's session was the advocacy that helped ensure that a new Brooks Memorial Hospital will be built in the north county...

George Borrello: result of strong advocacy

Other "major" victories Borrello highlighted from the session included preventing passage of the NY HEAT Act, the approval of legislation to protect youth from addictive social media algorithms, and allowing farmers and agribusinesses to take advantage of tax credits to compensate for reduction of the overtime threshold for farm workers.