Well, I'm back and rest from a nice long weekend. I hope everyone else had a good holiday too! This from Roy McDonald's office:

Assemblyman Roy McDonald (R,C,I-Saratoga) will be a participating in a press conference hosted by Governor David Paterson and the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities on Wednesday, May 28 at 10:30 a.m. as they launch a statewide autism research effort.

The event will be held in the Blue Room of the state Capitol. Joining the Assemblyman will be his wife Angela, daughter Stephanie, son-in-law Matt and their children, Jacob (5 ½ y.o.) and David (3 ½ y.o.), both of whom have been diagnosed with autism. McDonald has long championed autism awareness around the state and currently serves as Chairman of the Assembly Republican Autism Awareness Task Force.