March 4, 2026
The New York State Association of Counties says they support the state lawmakers who are in favor of getting more CHIPS, that’s consolidated highway program money, for the crews working to plow during the extreme winter weather conditions. The local lawmakers pushing for more CHIPS funding are: Assemblyman Phil Palmesano, State Senator Tom O’Mara and Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski.
From Assemblyman Palmesano: “The NYSERDA memo is damning for the Democrats’ costly green energy charade. For years, we have been saying that the CLCPA and its green energy mandates would do nothing but drive up costs for New York families and businesses and cause even more New Yorkers to leave the state. The recently released NYSERDA memo clearly confirms this. It is long past due to pump the brakes on the costly energy agenda, provide immediate and direct ratepayer relief and enact a true all-of-the-above energy plan that prioritizes energy affordability, reliability, feasibility, fuel diversity and energy choice,” said Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C-Corning), the Ranking Minority Member on the Assembly Ways And Means Committee.
