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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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Senator Michelle Hinchey’s Bill to Expand Rural Broadband Service Receives Full Approval by State Legislature

June 10, 2021

New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey

Senator Hinchey’s Soil Health and Climate Resiliency Act Passes State Senate in Big Environmental Package

June 9, 2021

New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey (SD-46) speaks on her bill, the Soil Health and Climate Resiliency Act at a press conference in Albany on June 2, 2021.

Senator Michelle Hinchey Announces Launch of $800 Million Small Business Recovery Grant Program Secured in NYS Budget

June 8, 2021

Pictured: Ward Todd, President & CEO of the Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce, Senator Michelle Hinchey, Owner of Inquiring Minds Bookstore & Cafe Brian Donoghue, and Jeff Friedman, President & Executive Director of the Greene County Chamber of Commerce

Senator Hinchey and Assemblymember Lupardo Sponsor Soil Health and Climate Resiliency Act, Nation-Leading Legislation Making NY Farmers Key Part of Fight Against Climate Change

June 2, 2021

Pictured: Peter M. Iwanowicz, Executive Director of Environmental Advocates NY; Elizabeth Wolters, New York Farm Bureau Deputy Public Policy Director; Andy Bicking, Director of Government Relations and Public Policy for Scenic Hudson; Samantha Levy, New York Policy Manager for American Farmland Trust; Senator Michelle Hinchey, Assemblymember Donna Lupardo, Assemblymember Didi Barrett, Assemblymember Marianne Buttenschon, Crystal Stewart-Courtens, Board President of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of NY (NOFA-NY) and Owner/Operator of Philia Farm in Johnstown, NY.

Senator Michelle Hinchey and Assemblymember Carrie Woerner Advance Legislation Expanding Access to Broadband Service in Rural Areas

June 1, 2021

Assemblymember Carrie Woerner and Senator Michelle Hinchey announce their bill to expand access to broadband service in rural areas on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Albany.