Didi Barrett
Assemblymember Barrett Challenges Sal Cascino "Farm Operator" Designation
Assemblymember Didi Barrett wrote a letter to the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets last week urging reconsideration...
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Didi Barrett
- Feb 5, 2020
- 3 min
Assemblymember Barrett Announces Partners on Outdoor Rx Bill to Help Veterans Heal From Trauma
Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D-Dutchess/Columbia) has announced two new partners in her legislation to make New York State a leader in...
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Didi Barrett
- Aug 9, 2018
- 2 min
Assemblymember Barrett’s Working Farm Protection Act Signed by Governor
Bill helps keep protected farmland affordable and in the hands of farmers In an effort to support New York’s existing farmers and...
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Didi Barrett
- Jul 9, 2018
- 2 min
Barrett Calls on Army Corps of Engineers to Extend Public Comment Period for Proposed Surge Barriers
Barrett: Public must take action against potentially dangerous federal storm surge proposalsJuly 9, 2018 One year after ten thousand...
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Didi Barrett
- Jul 3, 2018
- 2 min
Assemblymember Barrett Makes Strides to Combat Lyme Disease
As New York enters the height of tick season, and as a new and rare tick-borne disease is emerging in the region, Assemblymember Didi...
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Didi Barrett
- Jun 26, 2018
- 4 min
Lyme Disease Panel Yields Updates
As the summer season sets in, the Northeast is on alert for ticks. The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies recently co-hosted a panel...
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Didi Barrett
- Jun 20, 2018
- 2 min
Groundbreaking Carbon Farming Project for Hudson Valley Passes Legislature
Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D - Columbia, Dutchess) announced the passage of landmark legislation to create a two year soil health...
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Didi Barrett
- Jun 19, 2018
- 2 min
Barrett Passes Legislation to Help Struggling Public Libraries Gain Access to Construction Aid Funds
Public libraries got a boost this week as Assemblymember Didi Barrett’s (D - Columbia, Dutchess) legislation to make libraries in...
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Didi Barrett
- Jun 15, 2018
- 1 min
Assemblymember Barrett on Charter’s Broken Promises to Deliver Broadband
“For the second time in just three months, Charter Communications has failed to reach the promised benchmarks and connect waiting...
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Didi Barrett
- May 2, 2018
- 4 min
Assemblymember Barrett Introduces the Working Farm Protection Act to Make Farmland More Accessible
Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D-Columbia, Dutchess) was joined in Albany today by The National Young Farmers Coalition, New York Farm...
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Didi Barrett
- Apr 12, 2018
- 2 min
Historic Preservation Trades Initiative Launched By Assemblymember Barrett
Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D - Columbia, Dutchess) announced this week a new initiative to train and inspire a new generation of...
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Didi Barrett
- Apr 5, 2018
- 2 min
Assemblymember Barrett Calls for Public Forums for Proposed Amtrak Fencing
In the wake of Amtrak’s proposal to construct fencing along portions of the railroad’s Empire corridor along the Hudson River between...
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Didi Barrett
- Apr 2, 2018
- 2 min
Assemblymember Barrett: State Budget Boosts Construction for Libraries
Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D - Columbia, Dutchess), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Libraries and Education Technology, announced...
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Didi Barrett
- Mar 15, 2018
- 1 min
Assemblymember Barrett Statement on U.S. Coast Guard Decision Not to Recommend More Anchorage Sites
“The United States Coast Guard’s decision not to build more anchorage sites at this time is the direct result of advocates and residents...
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Didi Barrett
- Mar 12, 2018
- 2 min
Assemblymember Barrett Requests State Comptroller to Audit Charter's Broadband Expansion Efforts
Charter refuses to disclose build-out plans for thousands of residents in Columbia County As residents in Columbia County grow...
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Didi Barrett
- Mar 3, 2018
- 2 min
Assemblymembers Barrett and Crespo: Fund 2020 Census Programs for Public Libraries in State Budget
As New York State prepares for the 2020 Census, Assemblymembers Didi Barrett (D – Columbia, Dutchess) and Marcos Crespo (D – Bronx) have...
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Didi Barrett
- Dec 15, 2017
- 1 min
Assemblymember Barrett: Repeal of Net Neutrality Will Hit New Yorkers, Public Libraries Hard
“As chair of the Assembly Libraries and Education Technology Committee, I am committed to ensuring each and every New Yorker has fair and...
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Didi Barrett
- Oct 24, 2017
- 3 min
Assemblymember Barrett's Bill to Safeguard the Hudson River Signed Into Law
Assemblymember Didi Barrett’s (D - Columbia, Dutchess) legislation asserting the state’s authority over the Hudson River by expanding the...
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