Gillibrand details education agenda
Reacting to findings that roughly one in four high school students in New York score unsatisfactory in math and science, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand today laid out her agenda to attract more students to...
View ArticleGillibrand to host women in business talk
More than 30 women will join Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Friday for a roundtable discussion on how to empower women and create economic opportunities for them. The event will be held at GSE Dynamics, a...
View ArticleU.S. Postal Service delaying office closures
The U.S. Postal Service has agreed to enact a five-month moratorium on postal facility closures, following a request from 15 senators, including New York’ Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. The congressional...
View ArticleShybunko-Moore gives US Senate job creation tips
The owner of Hauppauge-based GSE Dynamics met with members of the United States Senate today to discuss the New York economy and how best to create jobs. Anne Shybunko-Moore was one of more than 20...
View ArticleAAR creates Westbury STEM internship program
A Garden City-based aviation and defense producer is attacking Long Island’s brain drain issue one school at a time. AAR Aircraft Component Services today unveiled a new hands-on internship program for...
View ArticleDelegation asks FAA to look at Long Island
Long Island’s congressional delegation has sent a strong message to the Federal Aviation Administration that it wants an anticipated new air traffic control facility for the region built on Long...
View Article3 in GOP primary to take on Sen. Gillibrand
Three little-known Republicans hoping to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in November will face off Tuesday in what is expected to be a low-turnout primary election. Attorney Wendy Long,...
View ArticleGillibrand bill creates capital for innovators
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has authored a bill that would make it easier for new technologies to get off the ground. The America Innovates Act would create an innovation bank to provide capital to...
View ArticleGillibrand proposes manufacturing aid bill
The “Made in America Manufacturing Act” would award up to $20 million in competitive funding to each region selected as a hub.
View ArticleLI farms to get funds for Sandy-damaged levees
The 4.5 miles worth of levees were integral pieces of infrastructure that protected five farms from salt water flooding.
View ArticleGillibrand to FEMA: review flood insurance rules
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has asked FEMA to review rules that resulted in insurance coverage denials for some Superstorm Sandy victims.
View ArticleGillibrand touts brownfield cleanup legislation
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will be traveling across upstate New York to promote a plan to clean up contaminated commercial sites known as brownfields.
View ArticleFEMA providing $20M for Sandy debris removal
FEMA's funds will reimburse the New York State Department of Transportation for its costs associated with cleaning up debris following Hurricane Sandy.
View ArticleNY’s US Sen. Gillibrand has book deal
Kirsten Gillibrand, a New York Democrat, has a deal with Ballantine Bantam Dell to write a book that's both a memoir and a call to action for women.
View ArticleNY Sen. Gillibrand pushes lower childcare costs
New data shows the average New York City family spends $15,210 annually for childcare for an infant, $12,116 for a toddler and $10,920 for a school-aged kid.
View ArticlePols lock in $5M for airport improvements
Long Island MacArthur and Brookhaven Calabro airports have received $5 million in funding for infrastructure improvements from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
View ArticleGillibrand: Transfer Act would fund LI tech community
If approved, the bill would create a competitive grant program awarding $3 million in federal funds to universities, public laboratories and other nonprofit research institutions.
View ArticleFEMA funds to aid Sandy-battered Nassau sites
The U.S. government will spend more than $4 million to replenish damaged Long Beach properties and more than $1 million for revitalization efforts at Jones Beach.
View ArticleSchumer, Gillibrand urge Canada to raise duty-free amount
The U.S. senators from New York are urging Canada to raise a threshold for duty-free purchases by its citizens to boost shopping excursions upstate.
View ArticleLI farms to get funds for Sandy-damaged levees
The 4.5 miles worth of levees were integral pieces of infrastructure that protected five farms from salt water flooding.
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