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Times Union | September 8, 2026

"At the end of the day, if Democrats adhered to the principles on which the modern party was founded, there would be no need for DSA.”

Environmental Advocates NY | August 17, 2026

Environmental Advocates NY’s 2026 Legislative Scorecard ranked Assemblymember Phil Steck second among the 150 members of the New York State Assembly based on his environmental advocacy, including his opposition to changes that weakened New York’s climate law.

Times Union | July 23, 2026

Assemblyman Phil Steck announced this week that he had secured $150,000 to sustain a door-to-door shuttle service for residents in CSSC facilities and other nonresident clients of the center. The Town Board voted to cut its contribution to the program last year to reallocate funds to the town’s own programming for seniors. 

WNYT NewsChannel 13 | July 14, 2026

“State leaders announced $1.2 million for a Mohawk Hudson Humane Society expansion aimed at growing animal care, education and emergency support.”

Newsday | June 10, 2026

“New York lawmakers approved legislation to prohibit dangerous synthetic kratom products, advancing an effort supported by Assemblymember Phil Steck to protect consumers from highly concentrated substances.”

Spectrum News 1 | June 11, 2026

“These severely disabled children are entitled to have private duty nursing paid for by the state in the Medicaid program,” said Steck. “However, there’s a shortage of private duty nurses available. So, you might be entitled to 80 hours private nursing and only get ten.”
Advocates say the result is some parents are having to quit their jobs to care for their medically fragile children which is putting many of them in a financial bind.

CBS6 Albany | April 21, 2026

New York State Assemblymember Phil Steck speaks with Tom Eschen about the 2026 legislative, much of which was taken up by the late NYS Budget. He says the Governor wields too much power in this process, and the legislature needs to take that powe

Spectrum News 1 | March 3, 2026

“The idea is that if the employer is giving you what’s called a transferable credit, something that you can go and use somewhere else that has value, the employer has improved your value as an employee and would have a right to reimbursement,” said Steck. “In the absence of that, you can’t have employers bringing lawsuits against employees after they leave the company because most employees can’t possibly afford to defend such a thing even if they’re right.”

Bloomberg | April 23, 2025

Assemblymember Phil Steck and other New York lawmakers renewed their push to reinstate the state’s stock transfer tax and direct the revenue toward pressing public needs.

Times Union | April 14, 2025

The idea that government cannot do anything right has been deeply ingrained in the American people by propaganda from billionaires and their allies. But to stabilize this country, the Democratic Party must return to its Rooseveltian roots.

The Daily Gazette | 2025

“Assemblymember Phil Steck’s legislation would eliminate New York’s subminimum wage for workers with disabilities and affirm the principle of equal pay for equal work.”