Category: In The News

TIMES UNION: Supreme Court to review N.Y.’s new ammunition background checks

Brendan J. Lyons September 27, 2023 ALBANY — Gun store owners in New York said there have been glitches in the state’s processing of background checks for ammunition purchases under a law that went into effect this month — one of many new firearms statutes enacted last year that are being challenged in litigation that […]

POST STAR: Stefanik, GOP, sue Hochul over mail-in voting

Alex Gault September 22nd, 2023 NEW YORK CITY — Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul signed a slate of election laws into effect on Wednesday that open access to voting by mail to most New Yorkers, and make other changes aimed at making voting easier. In a ceremony in New York City on Wednesday, Gov. Hochul signed […]

Press-Republican: Stefanik sues Hochul over mail-in voting expansion

September 21st, 2023 by Aaron Marbone Immediately after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the “Early Mail Voter Act” into law on Wednesday, expanding mail-in voting universally to all voters, North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik, along with other Republican and Conservative politicians and political organizations, sued the governor and state Board of Elections officials, arguing that the […]

The SUN: Stefanik’s American Battlefield Protection bill passes unanimously

September 21st, 2023 by Sun News Report WASHINGTON, D.C. | On Sept. 20, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik’s bill, the American Battlefield Protection Program Enhancement Act, was marked up and passed unanimously out of the Committee on Natural Resources. This bipartisan legislation makes improvements to the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP), one of the most successful land […]

FOX NEWS: New York Republicans sue to block Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul’s new law expanding early mail-in voting

GOP lawsuit brands Hochul’s new law an ‘attack on mail-in voting safeguards’ By Danielle Wallace September 21, 2023   New York Republicans announced a lawsuit against Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul’s new law expanding early mail-in voting ahead of the 2024 election. House GOP Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and a Republican and Conservative coalition that includes members of the […]

The SUN: Stefanik named conferee for FY2024 NDAA

September 20th, 2023 by The Sun News Report WASHINGTON, D.C. | Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has been appointed by Speaker McCarthy to serve on the bipartisan, bicameral House-Senate conference committee tasked with reconciling the differences and ensuring successful passage of the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This is her seventh year chosen as a conferee. […]

SUN COMMUNITY NEWS:Stefanik named conferee for FY2024 NDAA

By News Report September 20th, 2023   WASHINGTON, D.C. | Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has been appointed by Speaker McCarthy to serve on the bipartisan, bicameral House-Senate conference committee tasked with reconciling the differences and ensuring successful passage of the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This is her seventh year chosen as a conferee. “As […]

Washington Examiner: Bipartisan lawmakers seek to outlaw schools from taking money from China

September 19th, 2023 by Jeremiah Poff EXCLUSIVE — A bipartisan group of lawmakers that includes Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) introduced legislation Tuesday to ban schools from receiving federal funds if they receive money from the Chinese Communist Party. The Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act would require any school that […]

WCAX: Stefanik backs Biden impeachment inquiry

September 12th, 2023 by WCAX News Team WASHINGTON (WCAX) – New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik said she backs House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s calls for an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. McCarthy said Tuesday he is directing a House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over his family’s business dealings, […]