Governor Cuomo, Majority Leader Flanagan and Speaker Heastie Receive Recommendations from Business Regulation Council
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie today received 26 recommendations from the Business Regulation Council. The Council submitted recommendations on ways to decrease the cost of doing business in New York State without compromising protections for workers. The Council arrived at its recommendations after conducting a review the state’s ...
Governor Cuomo, Majority Leader Flanagan and Speaker Heastie Receive Recommendations from Business Regulation Council
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie today received 26 recommendations from the Business Regulation Council. The Council submitted recommendations on ways to decrease the cost of doing business in New York State without compromising protections for workers. The Council arrived at its recommendations after conducting a review the state’s ...
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Announces Local 2016 Man & Woman of the Year
Albany, NY – At a Grand Finale Gala held on Friday, May 13, 2016 in the elegant Renaissance Albany Hotel, The Upstate New York/Vermont Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society announced the names of the 2016 Man and Woman of the Year. Kelsey Carr of The Chazen Companies, was named Woman of the Year, raising over $95,000 for LLS, while Rick Ostroff of Ostroff Associates was named Man of the Year, raising a record ...
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Announces Local 2016 Man & Woman of the Year
Albany, NY – At a Grand Finale Gala held on Friday, May 13, 2016 in the elegant Renaissance Albany Hotel, The Upstate New York/Vermont Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society announced the names of the 2016 Man and Woman of the Year. Kelsey Carr of The Chazen Companies, was named Woman of the Year, raising over $95,000 for LLS, while Rick Ostroff of Ostroff Associates was named Man of the Year, raising a record ...
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Governor Cuomo and Legislative Leaders Announce Agreement on 2016-17 State Budget
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeffrey Klein, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie today announced an agreement on the 2016-17 state budget. The budget holds the growth in state spending to two percent for the sixth consecutive year, continuing to reverse a decades-long trend where state spending outpaced the rate of inflation or personal ...
Governor Cuomo and Legislative Leaders Announce Agreement on 2016-17 State Budget
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeffrey Klein, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie today announced an agreement on the 2016-17 state budget. The budget holds the growth in state spending to two percent for the sixth consecutive year, continuing to reverse a decades-long trend where state spending outpaced the rate of inflation or personal ...
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Starting a New Era, Betty Rosa Named Regents Chancellor as Tisch Steps Down
Former Bronx superintendent and principal Betty Rosa was elected chancellor of New York’s Board of Regents on Monday, ushering in a new era in state education policy. Rosa, who has been endorsed by leaders of a campaign to boycott state tests, has been a vocal critic of many of the sweeping policy changes that have changed education in New York over the last several years, including the rollout of the Common ...
Starting a New Era, Betty Rosa Named Regents Chancellor as Tisch Steps Down
Former Bronx superintendent and principal Betty Rosa was elected chancellor of New York’s Board of Regents on Monday, ushering in a new era in state education policy. Rosa, who has been endorsed by leaders of a campaign to boycott state tests, has been a vocal critic of many of the sweeping policy changes that have changed education in New York over the last several years, including the rollout of the Common ...
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Ostroff Associates’ Scott Wexler has been Named to the Governor’s Alcoholic Beverage Control E-Commerce Task Force
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today launched the Alcoholic Beverage Control E-Commerce Task Force – a group created to develop a clear framework for regulating sales of alcoholic beverages through third party providers. Third party providers are currently unregulated entities that function as intermediaries between licensed retailers and their customers. This new and rapidly-growing segment of the industry will help increase sales ...
Ostroff Associates’ Scott Wexler has been Named to the Governor’s Alcoholic Beverage Control E-Commerce Task Force
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today launched the Alcoholic Beverage Control E-Commerce Task Force – a group created to develop a clear framework for regulating sales of alcoholic beverages through third party providers. Third party providers are currently unregulated entities that function as intermediaries between licensed retailers and their customers. This new and rapidly-growing segment of the industry will help increase sales ...
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17 Community and Advocacy Groups Join the “Strong Families, Strong New York” Campaign and Endorse Governor’s Paid Family Leave Proposal
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the New York State Conference of the NAACP, Make the Road NY, New York Communities for Change, A Better Balance, and 13 other advocacy and community-based organizations have joined the “Strong Families, Strong New York” campaign to fight for passage of paid family leave in New York State. These groups are endorsing the Governor’s proposal for 12 weeks ...
17 Community and Advocacy Groups Join the “Strong Families, Strong New York” Campaign and Endorse Governor’s Paid Family Leave Proposal
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the New York State Conference of the NAACP, Make the Road NY, New York Communities for Change, A Better Balance, and 13 other advocacy and community-based organizations have joined the “Strong Families, Strong New York” campaign to fight for passage of paid family leave in New York State. These groups are endorsing the Governor’s proposal for 12 weeks ...
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RIT To Share in More than $1 Million from NYS to Develop Digital Gaming
Empire State Development (ESD) today announced three new Digital Gaming Hubs in New York State at New York University (NYU), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). The Digital Gaming Hubs, selected through a Request For Proposals process, will receive $150,000 each, per year for three years. “The new Digital Gaming Hubs will encourage students and businesses to create new ...
RIT To Share in More than $1 Million from NYS to Develop Digital Gaming
Empire State Development (ESD) today announced three new Digital Gaming Hubs in New York State at New York University (NYU), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). The Digital Gaming Hubs, selected through a Request For Proposals process, will receive $150,000 each, per year for three years. “The new Digital Gaming Hubs will encourage students and businesses to create new ...
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Governor Cuomo Outlines 2016 Agenda in State of the State and Budget Address
Today, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo delivered his 2016 State of the State and Executive Budget Address at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany. The theme of the Governor’s agenda for the year is “Built to Lead,” in recognition of New York’s heritage as a standard bearer throughout US history, the significant progress achieved in the state over the past five years, and New York’s inherent capacity to lead the nation ...
Governor Cuomo Outlines 2016 Agenda in State of the State and Budget Address
Today, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo delivered his 2016 State of the State and Executive Budget Address at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany. The theme of the Governor’s agenda for the year is “Built to Lead,” in recognition of New York’s heritage as a standard bearer throughout US history, the significant progress achieved in the state over the past five years, and New York’s inherent capacity to lead the nation ...
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