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May 12, 2025

Hinchey Announces Historic Completion of Universal School Meals Expansion in 2025 State Budget, Delivering Free Breakfast and Lunch to All New York Students

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Hinchey Bill to Ban Non-Consensual Deepfake Images Signed into Law

October 2, 2023

Hinchey Bill to Ban Non-Consensual Deepfake Images Signed into Law

Agriculture Chairs, Rankers, and Nearly 70 State Legislators Urge Governor Hochul to Sign Cannabis Crop Rescue Act

September 25, 2023

Agriculture Chairs, Rankers, and Nearly 70 State Legislators Urge Governor Hochul to Sign Cannabis Crop Rescue Act

Hinchey Authors Letter to the PSC Opposing Central Hudson Rate Increase Request

September 19, 2023

Hinchey provides testimony opposing Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corps request for a rate increase at a PSC Public Statement Hearing on October 18, 2023 in Kingston.

Senate Agriculture Chairs & Rankers Release Bipartisan Statement Urging Signing of Cannabis Crop Rescue Act

September 13, 2023

Senate Agriculture Chairs & Rankers Release Bipartisan Statement Urging Signing of Cannabis Crop Rescue Act

Senators Hinchey and Harckham Send Letter to ORES Outlining Threats to Farmland and Environment by Proposed Copake Solar Development

August 25, 2023

Chairs of Senate Agriculture and Environmental Conservation Committees Emphasize the Threat of Shepherd’s Run Solar Facility on Ecologically Sensitive Areas and Critical Farmland in Columbia County, Advocate for Smart Solar Development