WWTI: Stefanik announces win for chocolate milk

Apr 21, 2022 11:57 AM EDT NORTH COUNTRY, N.Y. (WWTI) — Rep. Elise Stefanik called New York City Mayor Eric Adams delaying his decision to ban chocolate milk in schools a “win” for New York dairy farmers. Previously, Mayor Adams proposed a ban on flavored milk in New York City Schools. In response, Congresswoman Stefanik wrote […]

WWTI: Stefanik backs new bill protecting gun rights in bankruptcy situations

Apr 19, 2022 01:34 PM WASHINGTON, D.C. (WWTI) — Rep. Elise Stefanik is voicing support for new legislation aiming to protect second amendment rights for people who declare bankruptcy. She wants to modify federal bankruptcy laws to let an individual debtor exempt up to $3,000 in guns from their bankruptcy estate. On April 11, the […]

ROME SENTINEL: Stefanik raises over $2 million in first quarter, campaign announces

April 18, 2022 10:57 am SARATOGA – The campaign of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, R-21, Schuylerville, has announced that Team Elise has raised over $2 million in the first quarter of 2022 for Elise for Congress, E-PAC, Elise Victory Fund, and via WinRed for targeted Republican candidates. Team Elise has now raised more than $12 million cycle-to-date […]

Letter to the Editor: Eliminating fiber fee will help small communities

By: Tammie Knight The issue of rural broadband has been at the forefront of our local community’s struggles for far too long. New York State is much more than just New York City, which is frequently all that politicians like Kathy Hochul are interested in. In recent news, we have seen a shift in attention […]

ROME SENTINEL: Contest, $25M award highlight week at AFRL

April 16, 2022 6:30 am Friday capped off a weeklong challenge helmed by the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate, and Griffiss Institute — the 2022 Annual Challenge Competition at the Innovare Advancement Center. “The Challenge Competition is an annual competitive STEM initiative for local high school students. It is held during a week when […]

ROME SENTINEL: Stefanik announces $1M grant for Lewis County General Hospital

April 15, 2022 6:30 pm WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-21, Schuylerville on Wednesday announced Lewis County General Hospital will receive a $1 million in a Rural Development grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “Lewis County General Hospital is critical to providing essential healthcare services to families in rural communities, and this […]

ROME SENTINEL: Stefanik campaign files signatures

April 6, 2022, 8:30 PM SARATOGA — Citing the efforts of more than 1,000 grassroots volunteers throughout the 18 counties of the 21st Congressional District, Republican incumbent Elise Stefanik re-election campaign has filed nominating petitions with more than 11,000 signatures from voters for the Republican and Conservative Party lines for the general election in November. […]

SUN COMMUNITY NEWS: Stefanik cosponsors legislation to protect family farms, businesses

April 6, 2022, 1:30 PM WASHINGTON, D.C. | U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik has cosponsored a bipartisan resolution recognizing the important role of the stepped-up basis in preserving family-owned farms, ranches, and small businesses. The stepped-up basis is a long-standing provision in the tax code that protects heirs from paying capital gains taxes on inherited assets […]