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Governor Cuomo and Legislative Leaders Announce Agreement on 2016-17 State Budget
For Immediate Release: 3/31/2016 GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO State of New York | Executive Chamber Andrew M. Cuomo | Governor 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... -
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... -
Ostroff Associates’ Scott Wexler has been named to the Governor’s Alcoholic Beverage Control E-Commerce Task Force
For Immediate Release: 2/24/2016 GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO State of New York | Executive Chamber Andrew M. Cuomo | Governor GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL E-COMMERCE TASK FORCE Industry Task Force to Create Proposals to Regulate Retail Sales of Alcoholic Beverages via Third Party Providers Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today launched the Alcoholic Beverage Control E-Commerce Task Force – a group created to develop a clear framework for... -
Governor Cuomo Outlines 2016 Agenda In State of The State and Budget Address
For Immediate Release: 1/13/2016 GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO State of New York | Executive Chamber Andrew M. Cuomo | Governor GOVERNOR CUOMO OUTLINES 2016 AGENDA: SIGNATURE PROPOSALS ENSURING THAT NEW YORK IS – AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE – BUILT TO LEAD In his 6th State of the State Address, Governor Cuomo lays out transformative agenda for New York State that builds on 5 years of progress and turns... -
RIT To Share In More than $1 Million From NYS To Develop Digital Gaming
EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $1.3 MILLION IN FUNDING AWARDED TO ESTABLISH NEW DIGITAL GAMING HUBS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE Three Universities Receive Funding to Support New York’s Growing Digital Sector -
17 Community and Advocacy Groups Join The “Strong Families, Strong New York” Campaign and Endorse Governor’s Paid Family Leave Proposal
For Immediate Release: 2/17/2016 GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO Governor Cuomo Announces NAACP, Make The Road, NY Communities For Change, A Better Balance, and 13 Community And Advocacy Groups Join The “Strong Families, Strong New York” Campaign and Endorse Governor’s Paid Family Leave Proposal Proposal would ensure 12 weeks of job-protected paid leave for caring for a new child or seriously ill relative – the longest such benefits period in...
