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Ticking Time Bomb: Comprehensive Report Released on Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases

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Serino & Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum host ‘Tackling Ticks: A Family Discovery Day’

June 16, 2018

Public Hearing: To identify and determine best practices for combatting the spread of Lyme and tick-borne diseases in New York State

August 29, 2017

Think You Know Ticks? Think Again.

June 28, 2017

Dutchess County Tick Task Force Joins with NYS Senator Sue Serino to Host Education Panel May 10, 2017

May 10, 2017

Public Forum on Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases

June 27, 2016

Tick Educational Workshop

May 11, 2016

Forum/Town Hall: The Task Force will continue the Senate’s focus on improved prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of these diseases to better protect the health of New York residents

June 30, 2015

SERINO URGES GOVERNOR TO INCLUDE LYME FUNDING IN BUDGET PROPOSAL

January 10, 2019

TICK... TICK... TICK... MURPHY & SERINO LEAD CALL FOR RESEARCH STUDY OF POTENTIALLY INVASIVE SPECIES

July 26, 2018

SENATE APPROVES $1 MILLION INVESTMENT TO COMBAT LYME ACROSS NEW YORK STATE

June 22, 2018

SENATE PASSES COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE OF LEGISLATION TO COMBAT LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES

May 16, 2018

MAJOR VICTORY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES:

March 30, 2018

SERINO AND HANNON URGE STATE TO STUDY LINK BETWEEN LYME DISEASE AND MENTAL ILLNESS

March 29, 2018

SERINO WORKS TO MOVE STATE TO PROVIDE INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CHRONIC LYME SUFFERERS

March 27, 2018

STATE SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION INCLUDES UNPRECEDENTED FUNDING FOR LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES

March 15, 2018

SERINO AND HANNON MAKE GOOD ON PROMISE TO MAKE LYME DISEASE A PRIORITY IN NEW YEAR

December 28, 2017

Ticking Time Bomb: Comprehensive Report Released on Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases

October 24, 2017

Report for The Task Force on Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases

October 24, 2017

‘TICKING TIME BOMB’: COMPREHENSIVE REPORT RELEASED FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING ON LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES

October 24, 2017

STATE’S LYME TASK FORCE CHAIR ISSUES STATEMENT FOLLOWING CONFIRMED CASE OF POWASSAN IN DUTCHESS COUNTY

October 20, 2017

STATEWIDE RESPONSE TO LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES CRITICAL TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH IN NEW YORK

August 31, 2017

SERINO AND HANNON ANNOUNCE PLANS TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES

July 19, 2017

COMMUNITY TURNS OUT TO BUST ‘LYME MYTHS’

June 29, 2017

Senator Serino is pictured above following the forum with (from left to right) the Co-Chair of her local Lyme Disease Advisory Board, Ira Auerbach, and speakers, Holly Ahern, Cassandra Guarino, and Matt Frye.

SERINO: TOGETHER WE CAN ‘STOP THE BITE’

May 15, 2017

Senator Serino is pictured above ‘taking a bite out of Lyme’ with a bi-partisan group of lawmakers in the Capitol. Photo Credit: Senate Photography

SERINO URGES GOVERNOR TO USE 30 DAY AMENDMENTS TO MAKE NY A LEADER IN THE FIGHT AGAINST LYME

January 24, 2017

LYME DISEASE EDUCATION MAY BE COMING TO A SCHOOL NEAR YOU

July 22, 2016

SERINO WORKS TO MAINSTREAM LYME DISEASE AWARENESS

July 22, 2016

Serino Thanks Public for Helping to Raise Awareness for Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases

June 29, 2016

Senator Sue Serino is pictured with panelists: Matt Frye, Cornell University; Jill Auerbach, Hudson Valley Lyme Disease Association; Andrew Evans, D.C. Department of Behavioral & Community Health; Holly Ahern, SUNY Adirondack; and Dr. Richard Ostfeld, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies.

SERINO’S LYME INSURANCE BILL GAINS TRACTION IN LEGISLATURE

June 14, 2016

SERINO BILL TO SAFEGUARD HOMES AGAINST TICKS CLEARS SENATE

June 7, 2016

SENATE GIVES FINAL PASSAGE TO BILL AIMED AT PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM LYME

June 2, 2016

LYME TAKES CENTER STAGE IN NYS CAPITOL

June 1, 2016

SERINO AND BARRETT TEAM UP TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR LYME

May 25, 2016

Senator Serino and Her Senate Colleagues join the "Take a Bite Out of Lyme Disease Challenge."

SERINO: INFORMATION IS POWER WHEN IT COMES TO COMBATING LYME

May 23, 2016

SERINO RENEWS COMMITMENT TO BATTLE LYME DISEASE

April 1, 2016

SERINO RENEWS COMMITMENT TO BATTLE LYME DISEASE

April 1, 2016

SERINO: LYME RESEARCH KEY TO COMBATING SPREAD

October 27, 2015

Serino Brings Information Directly to Community to Help Combat Lyme Disease

July 1, 2015

Community Forum on Combating Lyme DIsease

June 25, 2015

Serino Champions Critical Lyme Legislation

June 16, 2015

NYS Senate Task Force on Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases

June 4, 2015

Senator Sue Serino ‘Takes a Bite Out of Lyme’

June 2, 2015

SERINO URGES GOVERNOR TO INCLUDE LYME FUNDING IN BUDGET PROPOSAL

January 10, 2019

TICK... TICK... TICK... MURPHY & SERINO LEAD CALL FOR RESEARCH STUDY OF POTENTIALLY INVASIVE SPECIES

July 26, 2018

SENATE APPROVES $1 MILLION INVESTMENT TO COMBAT LYME ACROSS NEW YORK STATE

June 22, 2018

SENATE PASSES COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE OF LEGISLATION TO COMBAT LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES

May 16, 2018

MAJOR VICTORY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES:

March 30, 2018

SERINO AND HANNON URGE STATE TO STUDY LINK BETWEEN LYME DISEASE AND MENTAL ILLNESS

March 29, 2018

SERINO WORKS TO MOVE STATE TO PROVIDE INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CHRONIC LYME SUFFERERS

March 27, 2018

STATE SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION INCLUDES UNPRECEDENTED FUNDING FOR LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES

March 15, 2018

SERINO AND HANNON MAKE GOOD ON PROMISE TO MAKE LYME DISEASE A PRIORITY IN NEW YEAR

December 28, 2017

Ticking Time Bomb: Comprehensive Report Released on Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases

October 24, 2017

Report for The Task Force on Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases

October 24, 2017

‘TICKING TIME BOMB’: COMPREHENSIVE REPORT RELEASED FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING ON LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES

October 24, 2017

STATE’S LYME TASK FORCE CHAIR ISSUES STATEMENT FOLLOWING CONFIRMED CASE OF POWASSAN IN DUTCHESS COUNTY

October 20, 2017

STATEWIDE RESPONSE TO LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES CRITICAL TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH IN NEW YORK

August 31, 2017

SERINO AND HANNON ANNOUNCE PLANS TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES

July 19, 2017

COMMUNITY TURNS OUT TO BUST ‘LYME MYTHS’

June 29, 2017

Senator Serino is pictured above following the forum with (from left to right) the Co-Chair of her local Lyme Disease Advisory Board, Ira Auerbach, and speakers, Holly Ahern, Cassandra Guarino, and Matt Frye.

SERINO: TOGETHER WE CAN ‘STOP THE BITE’

May 15, 2017

Senator Serino is pictured above ‘taking a bite out of Lyme’ with a bi-partisan group of lawmakers in the Capitol. Photo Credit: Senate Photography

SERINO URGES GOVERNOR TO USE 30 DAY AMENDMENTS TO MAKE NY A LEADER IN THE FIGHT AGAINST LYME

January 24, 2017

SERINO WORKS TO MAINSTREAM LYME DISEASE AWARENESS

July 22, 2016

LYME DISEASE EDUCATION MAY BE COMING TO A SCHOOL NEAR YOU

July 22, 2016

Serino Thanks Public for Helping to Raise Awareness for Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases

June 29, 2016

Senator Sue Serino is pictured with panelists: Matt Frye, Cornell University; Jill Auerbach, Hudson Valley Lyme Disease Association; Andrew Evans, D.C. Department of Behavioral & Community Health; Holly Ahern, SUNY Adirondack; and Dr. Richard Ostfeld, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies.

SERINO’S LYME INSURANCE BILL GAINS TRACTION IN LEGISLATURE

June 14, 2016

SERINO BILL TO SAFEGUARD HOMES AGAINST TICKS CLEARS SENATE

June 7, 2016

SENATE GIVES FINAL PASSAGE TO BILL AIMED AT PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM LYME

June 2, 2016

LYME TAKES CENTER STAGE IN NYS CAPITOL

June 1, 2016

SERINO AND BARRETT TEAM UP TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR LYME

May 25, 2016

Senator Serino and Her Senate Colleagues join the "Take a Bite Out of Lyme Disease Challenge."

SERINO: INFORMATION IS POWER WHEN IT COMES TO COMBATING LYME

May 23, 2016

SERINO RENEWS COMMITMENT TO BATTLE LYME DISEASE

April 1, 2016

SERINO RENEWS COMMITMENT TO BATTLE LYME DISEASE

April 1, 2016

SERINO: LYME RESEARCH KEY TO COMBATING SPREAD

October 27, 2015

Serino Brings Information Directly to Community to Help Combat Lyme Disease

July 1, 2015

Community Forum on Combating Lyme DIsease

June 25, 2015

Serino Champions Critical Lyme Legislation

June 16, 2015

NYS Senate Task Force on Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases

June 4, 2015

Senator Sue Serino ‘Takes a Bite Out of Lyme’

June 2, 2015

Senator has new policy idea
Idea is drafted into a Bill
Bill undergoes committee process
Senate and Assembly pass bill
Bill is signed by Governor