
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TODAY: 8/17/10
Contact: Suzanne Redmond (315) 255-3045
ASSEMBLYMAN FINCH ANNOUNCES EXAM FOR
PROSPECTIVE CORRECTIONS OFFICERS
Assemblyman Gary D. Finch (R,C,I - Springport) is joining with the New
York State Department of Correctional Services in an effort to recruit
new Corrections Officers.
Interested parties must file their
application by September 13, 2010, and a Civil Service exam will be held
on October 16, 2010.
"The brave Corrections Officers of New York
provide an invaluable service to New Yorkers, protecting communities and
keep prisons safe," said Finch.
"I want to encourage all of those who are looking for a new job
to consider a career as a Corrections Officer."
Salaries start at $36,420 per year.
After six months, the salary increases to $38,310 and after
successful completion of the one-year correction officer traineeship,
the salary increases to $43,867 per year.
For more information, contact Daniel F.
Martuscello III, Director of Human Resources, at (518) 457-9887.
Examination announcements and application forms are available and
can be downloaded at
www.cs.state.ny.us/exams.
Additional information about the
position of correction officer is
also available at
www.docs.state.ny.us.
The New York State Department of
Correctional Services is a nondiscriminatory employer, and all are
strongly encouraged to apply.
For more information, contact Finch's
office at 315-255-3045.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TODAY: 7/28/10
Contact: Suzanne Redmond (315) 255-3045
***REVISED***
MEDIA
ADVISORY
FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2010
OWEGO "PEOPLE'S CONVENTION TO REFORM
NEW
YORK"
TOWN HALL
MEETING POSTPONED
The
"People's Convention to Reform New York" Town Hall meeting
scheduled
for July 28 at the Edward Hubbard Auditorium
in the Tioga
County
Office
Building in
Owego
has been
postponed due to Assembly special session in
Albany.
Assembly Republican Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,I,C-Canandaigua) and
Assemblyman Gary D. Finch (R,C,I-Springport) will now hold a Town Hall
meeting on
Tuesday, August 24th, from 7:00 to 8:30
p.m. at the Edward Hubbard Auditorium in the Tioga County Office
Building to discuss their support for a
"People's Convention to Reform New York," and how it could deliver the
positive change New Yorkers are demanding.
WHO:
Assembly Republican Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,I,C-Canandaigua)
Assemblyman Gary D. Finch
(R,C,I-Springport)
WHEN:
*NEW DATE* - Tuesday, August 24th
7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Tioga County Office Building, Edward
Hubbard Auditorium
56 Main Street, Owego
CONTACT:
Kathleen Lisson, (518) 455-3751, (518)
330-4124
lissonk@assembly.state.ny.us
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TODAY: 7/20/10
Contact: Suzanne Redmond (315) 255-3045
Assemblyman Gary Finch to
Host Town Hall Meeting
Invites members of the 123rd
District to attend
Assemblyman Gary D. Finch (R,C,I – Springport) will be holding a Town
Hall meeting on Wednesday, July 28 from 7 – 8:30 pm at the Tioga County
Office Building in Owego.
The purpose of the meeting is to update
residents on the 2010-2011 State Budget and the People’s Convention to
Reform New York.
“This year’s mess of a session, along with the fact that the Senate
still has not passed their portion of the budget showcases just how
badly we need true, sweeping change in New York,” said Finch.
“A People’s Convention will give New
Yorkers a chance to make their voices heard by allowing them to make the
very changes that they’ve been begging for over the years.
I want to encourage all members of the
community to join me in discussing this crucial matter.”
Assemblyman Gary D.
Finch
Town Hall Meeting
Wednesday, July 28,
2010
7:00 to 8:30 P.M.
Edward Hubbard Auditorium
Tioga County Office Building
56 Main Street, Owego, NY
All members of the public are invited and encouraged to attend.
For more information, please contact
Assemblyman Finch’s office by calling (315) 255-3045.
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Mike Avella Jr.
Press Coordinator
New York State Assembly
518-455-5981 / 518-455-5057 (fax)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TODAY: 7/1/10
Contact: Suzanne Redmond (315) 255-3045
BUDGET ODYSSEY CLOSE TO UNFORTUNATE
CONCLUSION
Assembly passes remainder of budget, Senate vote up
in the air
While it is well known that Albany politics epitomizes dysfunction at
its lowest level, this year's budget fiasco has symbolized something
much greater - a deep and urgent need for significant change in our
state's leadership structure and the ways in which state government
operates.
Irresponsible budgeting throughout past years has created a
massive budget shortfall and mortgaging our state's future in order to
spend outrageous sums of money has put us in a precarious position.
As such, negotiations stretching out over months have operated at
a snail's pace, behind closed doors.
At this point, state leaders must make difficult choices.
Overspending must be brought to a halt and fiscal responsibility
must take the place of the majority's culture of spending and passing
the buck onto taxpayers.
However, none of that has been possible with each
side pulling in a different direction.
Even a semblance of cooperation between the two houses of the
legislature and the Executive would be a breath of fresh air.
This year's budget has finally passed the Assembly, albeit over
three months late. However,
instead of taking heed of the ideas that my colleagues and I have
championed, including the consolidation of state agencies, elimination
of unnecessary mandates, rooting out Medicaid fraud, and the collection
of taxes on Native American cigarettes among many others, members of the
Democratic majority have instead chosen to raise taxes in order to fund
their spending habit.
In addition, Senate Majority Leader John Sampson has chosen to
send his members home to enjoy the 4th of July holiday while ignoring
the fact that they still have not finished passing the budget.
It is this kind of irresponsibility that has created the mess
that we are in.
In order to solve our budget woes, we should have focused on a
long-term solution. Cut
spending and create incentives to bolster business in our state.
Expanding the tax base by increasing business revenue would help
to drive tax revenue and avoid similar budget shortfalls in the future.
For far too long, New Yorkers have suffered because of this
tax-and-spend culture. I
hope that legislative leaders can use this year as an example of what
not to do in the future, because we cannot maintain our state if we
continue down this path.
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Mike Avella Jr.
Press Coordinator
New York State Assembly
518-455-5981 / 518-455-5057 (fax)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TODAY: 6/22/10
Contact: Suzanne Redmond (315) 255-3045
Statement by Assemblyman Gary D. Finch (R,C,I
- Springport)
POLITICAL GAMES LEAD TO INCREASED TAXES,
WATERED-DOWN NATIVE AMERICAN TAX COLLECTION
To raise taxes during an economic recession
is counterproductive. Not
only does this week's budget extender contain $300 million in increased
taxes, but because of political games it also included a watered down
version of a very necessary piece of legislation to collect taxes on
products sold on Native American lands to non-Native Americans.
This
bill will enforce the collection of taxes on cigarettes sold to
non-Native Americans, but fails to tax the numerous other products sold
in their stores.
Lumping this provision in with a budget
extender was another example of what goes on here in Albany.
Let the Native American sales tax be brought up in a single bill
that legislates what my colleagues and I have long advocated for and I
will support it. To bundle
the taxes together in a take it or leave it option is simply not
acceptable.
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Mike Avella Jr.
Press Coordinator
New York State Assembly
518-455-5981 / 518-455-5057 (fax)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TODAY:
6/18/10
Contact: Suzanne Redmond (315) 255-3045
SECRETLY CRAFTED BUDGET WILL DESTROY NEW YORK
ECONOMY
Assemblyman Gary D. Finch (R,C,I -
Springport) today said that the budget bills passed by the Legislature
would be harmful to New York's economic rehabilitation efforts and would
leave a large portion of the budget deficit remaining with the majority
of the budget already passed.
"Replacing a $650 million economic
development program with one costing $250 million not only makes no
sense, but it's the wrong approach to our dilemma.
We should be working to expand the tax base, creating more jobs
and attracting business, not cutting incentives for businesses.
New York's unemployment numbers are already far too high and
severely cutting a program designed to create jobs is not prudent."
"Just how are we going to close the rest of
the budget gap without borrowing?
Members on the other side of the aisle were explicitly unable to
guarantee that we wouldn't borrow to close the gap, and with such a
large portion of the deficit left with most of the budget already
passed, just how are we going to cut the remaining four-plus billion
dollars? This is why budget
reforms were passed in 2007, and further exemplifies the need for
substantial reform."
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Mike Avella Jr.
Press Coordinator
New York State Assembly
518-455-5981 / 518-455-5057 (fax)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TODAY:
6/10/10
Contact: Suzanne Redmond (315) 255-3045
Assemblyman Gary Finch to Host Town Hall
Meeting
Invites members of the 123rd District to
attend
Assemblyman Gary D. Finch (R,C,I - Springport) will be holding a Town
Hall meeting on Thursday, June 17 from 7 - 8:30 pm at the Tioga County
Office Building in Owego.
The purpose of the meeting is to update residents on the 2010-2011 State
Budget and the People's Convention to Reform New York.
"New York state government is stuck in a rut of ineffectiveness and poor
leadership and it's time for the people to have their say," said Finch.
"A People's Convention will provide New Yorkers with the
opportunity to effect the very change that they've been wanting for
years. I encourage members
of the community to come and bring with them any questions or issues
they may have."
Assemblyman Gary D. Finch
Town Hall Meeting
Thursday, June 17, 2010
7:00 to 8:30 P.M.
Edward Hubbard Auditorium
Tioga County Office Building
56 Main Street, Owego, NY
All members of the public are invited and encouraged to attend.
For more information, please contact Assemblyman Finch's office
by calling (315) 255-3045.
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Mike Avella Jr.
Press Coordinator
New York State Assembly
518-455-5981 / 518-455-5057 (fax)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TODAY:
6/4/10
Contact: Suzanne Redmond (315) 255-3045
FINCH ENCOURAGES
STUDENT LITERACY WITH SUMMER
READING PROGRAM
Assemblyman Gary D. Finch
(R,C,I - Springport) is encouraging students in his district to keep up
with their reading this summer with the 2010 NewYork State Summer
Reading Program "Make a Splash-Read"
"Keeping up with reading throughout the summer
months is both a fun way to spend your time and a great way to keep your
brain working," said Finch.
"Summertime should be
relaxing, but one should never stop learning."
Evidence
has shown that children who stop reading over the summer tend to fall
behind upon returning to school in September.
In order to prevent this, Finch urges
children and their parents to take advantage of this reading program.
Children who
participate benefit from the support, structure and educational
incentives that public library summer reading programs provide.
Last
year, 1.5 million youngsters took part in Summer Reading at New York
Libraries.
Assemblyman Finch hopes that even more
children will be reading for fun during the summer of 2010.
Contact your local public library to register. To find your local
library, visit
www.summerreadingnys.org.
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Mike Avella Jr.
Press Coordinator
New York State Assembly
518-455-5981 / 518-455-5057 (fax)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TODAY: 5/28/10
Contact: Suzanne Redmond (315) 255-3045
Legislative Column by Assemblyman Gary D. Finch (R,C,I - Springport)
FINCH: PARKS BILL AMOUNTS TO HIGHER TAXES AND
FEES FOR TAXPAYERS AND BUSINESSES
"When this week began, I
had every intention to support legislation to keep our parks open.
However, I can not in good conscience
vote on the bill thrown on our desks at three o'clock this morning.
Adding $14 million in taxes and fees and sweeping $11
million out of the general fund while we still do not have a budget
will simply add to the backbreaking load that the taxpayers and
businesses of New York currently carry.
In a time when unemployment is soaring, we must be working to
stimulate business and create jobs.
However, the disastrous fees and
regulations that businesses will face will instead drive jobs out of
the state."
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Mike Avella Jr.
Press Coordinator
New York State Assembly
518-455-5981 / 518-455-5057 (fax)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TODAY: 5/21/10
Contact: Suzanne Redmond (315) 255-3045
Legislative Column by Assemblyman Gary D. Finch (R,C,I - Springport)
FINCH: DYSFUNCTIONAL FARCE OF ALBANY POLITICS TRUDGES ON
Earlier this week, legislative leaders held a
public meeting with Governor Paterson to discuss the state of New York's
economy and the prospect of a balanced budget.
The only thing that I feel can be taken away from that meeting is
that we are no closer to passing a budget than we were almost two months
ago, when it was due.
Three years ago, we passed the Budget Reform Act of 2007, which
explicitly requires the Legislature to hold open budget meetings.
Sections 15 - 17 of the Budget Reform Act, Bill A. 2755, contains
a provision that requires the Legislature, within 10 days of the
submission of the executive budget, to establish a schedule for joint
budget conference committees.
So far, no such schedule has been released.
At this week's leaders' meeting, Speaker Silver refused to set a date
for budget committee meetings, citing a lack of a fiscal plan.
My conference members and I have submitted a comprehensive plan
to save New York taxpayers money and work to balance the budget, all
without raising taxes.
However, because of secretive, backroom dealings, those on the other
side of the aisle refuse to bring negotiations out into the public.
Increased public scrutiny is exactly what we need to get the process
moving.
Without any sort of fiscal plan for our state, jobs
are being lost and localities have no way to plan for their futures.
Rampant dysfunction has plagued our state for too long.
In 2007, we made strides toward reforming the budget process, but
now the majority conferences of our Legislature are flouting the law by
refusing to follow those very reforms.
It is time that New York state government returns to its original
purpose - working for the people of our state.
Instead of bowing to special interests and working to secure
their political futures, state leaders must do what is right by bringing
budget negotiations out into the public eye.
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Mike Avella Jr.
Press Coordinator
New York State Assembly
518-455-5981 / 518-455-5057 (fax)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TODAY: 5/12/10
Contact: Suzanne Redmond (315) 255-3045
Statement by Assemblyman Gary D. Finch (R,C,I -
Springport)
GOV PLAYS FAVORITES WITH PAY RAISES
"While over 100,000 state workers are going to
be furloughed, losing one-fifth of their pay, Governor Paterson has
decided that it is fiscally prudent and responsible to give at least
five members of his staff pay raises.
The hypocrisy exhibited by state
leadership is appalling.
How Paterson can ask hardworking New
Yorkers to give up their pay at a time when many are already
struggling to pay their bills and then at the same time boost the
pay of his own staff is beyond me.
"There are many reasons that New
Yorkers still do not have a budget, and this act of duplicity by the
supposed leader of our state just highlights the need for ethical
and moral reform and better oversight of financial dealings."
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Mike Avella Jr.
Press Coordinator
New York State Assembly
518-455-5981 / 518-455-5057 (fax)