Welcome to the Issues Committee!

The DRC is dedicated to illuminating and promoting issues that affect rural New York. We have identified broad issues including the economy, taxes, education, healthcare, energy and our environment which all have unique and challenging regional variations found in rural areas. The DRC Issues Committee role is two-fold:

  1. To be an educational resource to the membership and others;
  2. To work legislatively as advocates regarding specific and important rural issues.

Resolutions as adopted by the DRC will be posted as they occur.

Resolutions

2019 – Resolution opposing passage of the Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act

2018 – Resolution on New York State Voting Reforms

2016 – Resolution Supporting an Infrastructure Improvement Fund for Upstate New York

2015 – Resolution on Universal Absentee Voting

2014 – Reforming the New York State School Funding Formula

2014 – Interstate 98 Project Discussion Overview

2014 – DRC Resolution Supports Energy Highway

2012 – DRC Resolution Supports Reform of the School Funding Formula

2012 – DRC Resolution Supports Rural Postal Service and the USPS

2011 – Open Letter in Support of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

2009 – Executive Board letter to Senator John Sampson regarding Senator Hiram Monserrate

2009 – North Country Highway Resolution