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“I just signed into law legislation to provide immediate relief to working New Yorkers whose lives are being turned upside down by COVID-19. “No one should have to make the impossible choice between losing their job or providing for their family and going to work, especially during this pandemic. We seek to build upon this effort with guaranteed sick leave for all in this year’s budget. “In New York we stand with our workers ...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a three-way agreement with the Legislature on a bill guaranteeing job protection and pay for New Yorkers who have been quarantined as a result of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. The program bill also includes the permanent comprehensive paid sick leave policy first advanced in the Governor’s FY 2021 Executive Budget proposal. This follows the Governor’s announcement last ...

ALBANY — The Wadsworth Center, the state’s public health lab run by the Department of Health, has been at the forefront of testing for COVID-19. And Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, with manufacturing facilities and laboratories in Rensselaer County, is pursuing a treatment involving antibodies that would both ease symptoms in the sickest patients and potentially give temporary protection — weeks or a few months — to healthcare workers ...

During a novel coronavirus briefing, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the state will institute limits on mass gatherings, directing events with 500 or more individuals in attendance to be cancelled or postponed. Public health experts agree mass gatherings with people making sustained close contact are a place where the novel coronavirus can easily infect many people quickly and continue its spread. As such, events ...

WHEREAS, on March 7, 2020, I issued Executive Order Number 202, declaring a State disaster emergency for the entire State of New York;‍ WHEREAS, both travel-related cases and community contact transmission of COVID-19 have been documented in New York State and are expected to be continue; and‍ NOW, THEREFORE, I, Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York, by virtue of the authority ...

As you know we recently completed the consensus revenue forecast in which your office participated as did independent experts who opined on the uncertainty of the economy going forward and since then the outlook has deteriorated. We are now basing our budget on revenue projections based on the consensus economic forecast for the current and upcoming fiscal year. The revenue projections are the underlying premise ...

Ostroff Associates is proud to share Senior Vice President Rebecca Marino has joined the board of the Women’s Energy Network (WEN) Greater Albany Chapter. In this position, Rebecca will be working closely with a dynamic group of industry professionals to provide networking opportunities and foster career and leadership development to women who work in and around the energy industry. Learn more about WEN’s work in the Capital Region ...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today outlined the FY 2021 Executive Budget, advancing a clear vision and bold, nation-leading and historic actions to make progress happen in the State of New York. The budget plan features a $33 billion five-year plan to combat climate change, including a new plan to streamline government bureaucracy to deliver renewable energy projects faster; a $25 billion expansion of New York’s ...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today delivered his 2020 State of the State address. The Governor’s 2020 agenda – Making Progress Happen – features nation-leading proposals to tackle critical issues facing New York and the country including a domestic terrorism law to address the spike in hate crimes, a $3 billion environmental bond act to fight climate change, legalized cannabis and historic infrastructure and economic ...