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Assemblyman Butler unveils education plan

Assemblyman Marc W. Butler (R,C,I-Newport) unveiled the assembly’s new APPLE Plan to local educators at the Herkimer BOCES, on Wednesday, January 29.

APPLE stands for Achieving Pupil Preparedness and Launching Excellence, and has been crafted as a counter-measure to the Common Core, the state’s controversial education standard that was introduced last fall.

The APPLE plan was conceived after 11 public hearings throughout the state on Common Core Standards and their impact on New York’s students.  Continue reading →

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From worse off to worst off: NY’s tax climate is killing jobs

Recently, the Tax Foundation released its 2014 State Busi-ness Tax Climate Index and New York was once again ranked dead last.

Last year, New York slipped from 49th to 50th in its ranking, and we haven’t progressed since.

This is troubling news for anyone who cares about our economic recovery.

When New York’s tax policies are expensive and complicated, it is difficult for the state to compete when it comes to attracting and keeping businesses and the jobs that come with them.  Continue reading →

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Marc Butler named to top Assembly Republican post

Assemblyman Marc W. Butler (R,C,I-Newport) was recently named Ranking Republican Member on the Assembly Committee on Standing Committees, one of the top positions in the Assembly Republican Conference.

In this new role, Butler will ensure that committees run smoothly and efficiently to make sure legislation, especially bills affecting local municipalities, make it out of committee and to the Assembly floor for a vote.

“In my new role, I will be working to ensure that legislation important to middle-class families and our communities doesn’t get stuck in committee,” Butler said.

“I will work with our committee rankers to identify important bills to bring to the assembly floor for debate, especially measures that lower taxes, improve the economy and other items to make New York a more affordable and attractive place to live.”

In addition to Butler’s new leadership position, he will continue to serve on the Agriculture, Economic Development, Higher Education, Insurance and Environmental Conservation committees.

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Assemblyman Marc Butler looks to represent new 118th District

Assemblyman Marc W. Butler (R,C, I – Newport) visited the Old Forge area on Monday, October 29, making some door to door visits, stopping at Walt’s Diner and shaking a few hands along the way.

Butler is the incumbent assemblyman from the current 117th Assembly District, and is running to represent the new 118th District in the election on Tuesday, November 6.

“Getting out campaigning this year has energized me. I’ve enjoyed talking to people and have learned a lot about how they feel about a number of issues,” Butler said.

The three top issues that people were concerned about were the economy, taxes and jobs, he said. Continue reading →

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Assemblyman Butler briefs Webb town board on new 118th district

Assemblyman Marc Butler addressed the Town of Webb Board as a special guest during the board’s meeting on Tuesday, as he gears up for a new term—if reelected in November—in a newly drawn assembly district that will be implemented in January.

He said there is confusion about the new district, and he sought to clarify.

He prefaced his comments by stating that he hopes to earn reelection and continue to serve in the state assembly.

“My district, the new 118th district, will continue to include northern Herkimer County,” he said, which of course includes the Town of Webb.

Redistricting will also have it expanding northward, further into the Adirondacks, he said.

“I have picked up Hamilton County, nine townships in St. Lawrence County, and six townships in Oneida County, that spread west of Rome.”

But he’s lost territory too.

“They’ve cut everything below the Mohawk River off—I’ve lost about 40 percent of Herkimer County,” he said.

Still, the district has grown greatly in geographical size, Butler said, who describes it as sprawling.

It is larger than many Senate districts, and will present challenges to whoever represents it, according to Butler.  Continue reading →

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End assault on important NY state industry: Outdoor Sports

by Marc Butler (R-Newport), New York State Assembly

In my opinion, New York’s many open spaces, trails, wooded areas, streams and lakes make our state a sportsman’s dream.

The state is perfectly designed to accommodate and encourage the many outdoor recreation options available to each of us—from hunting and fishing to snowmobiling and ATVing.

New York can and should be an unrivaled destination for these activities, bringing dollars and tourism into our state. Most New Yorkers certainly agree.

Our state is home to more than 1.4 million sportsmen who easily invest over $6 billion into the state’s economy every year.

The sheer impact of outdoor enthusiasts’ contributions to our state should command more respect by those in the state legislature, yet Albany belittles the rights and traditions that many of us hold so dear.

Albany bureaucrats seem to have a fondness for over-regulating any and every economic industry in the state, especially outdoor recreation. Continue reading →

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Do you consider yourself a job creator? What’s stopping you?

by Marc Butler (R-Newport), New York State Assembly

Do you ever find yourself wondering what happened to New York’s accessible and good-paying jobs in manufacturing and small enterprise?

It’s almost as though the center of our middle-income economy fell out from underneath us, which has put a troubling strain on the upstate economy.

All those jobs, the positive economic normalcy that existed upstate, have been overcrowded by New York’s large and costly government.

With New York’s unfathomably big and complicated government came all the regulations, taxes and waste that have made our once economically competitive and prosperous Empire State one of the costliest and most difficult states in which to conduct business.

As Albany and its agencies grew, manufacturers packed up and left for southern states.

As Albany came up with yet another rule to follow, small town main street stores closed their doors.

New York’s best opportunities for middle-class jobs and mobility were shut out by big government. Continue reading →

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