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City & State NY’s Winners and Losers here. Child Victims Act one year lookback window now open. Governor Cuomo pushes for a new domestic terrorism bill. City & State NY’s New Room, New Rules here. Former IDC members Savino and Carlucci’s productive session here. U.S. Rep Tom Suozzi gets a primary challenger.

The New York City Regional Economic Development Council will hold an information session on the Workforce Development Initiative on August 20. The Joint Senate Task Force on Opioids, Addiction & Overdose Prevention is holding a roundtable discussion in Madison County that will focus around challenges faced by rural communities on August 26 at 11:00 AM in the Madison County Board […]

Government run single payer health care took center stage during the recent Presidential Primary Debate in Detroit. As presidential candidates debated the complexity of healthcare reform, many refused to endorse any program that eliminates private insurance enjoyed by millions of Americans. Some New York politicians, however, think they have it all figured out. As the […]

  Bill Fox Sr. and Don Roblee say they’ve been having a tough time finding young people to join them and learn their trade. Fox and Roblee, who were working on putting up a pole barn earlier this week along Lake Street Road in Le Roy, say they are not the only ones having this […]

What do the Child Victims Act, allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses and new rules for pharmacy benefit managers have in common? Yes, all three passed the newly Democratic-controlled state Legislature this session. But all three of them will also have a significant impact on the state’s $4.7 trillion insurance industry. What’s more, lawmakers […]

ALBANY – There is no question that single-use plastic bags will be banned at stores across New York March 1. But what about those ubiquitous colorful, and often logo-emblazoned ones that are sold as reusable tote bags at so many store checkout stands? If they have any touch of plastic in them, retailers say they […]

More than two dozen local and statewide business groups on Monday will urge Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a letter to sign a pair of bills meant to spur regulatory relief in New York. One bill, sponsored by Assemblyman John McDonald and Sen. Anna Kaplan, would provide a grace period for small businesses to correct and […]

Governor Cuomo signed three pieces of legislation which aim to expand protections for victims of domestic violence. The following bills were signed into law this week: (S.2625/ A.5608) – This bill makes a conforming change to the Social Services Law by expanding the definition “victim of domestic violence” to include anyone that is a victim […]

Governor today signed legislation (S.4524B/A.4950B) authorizing school districts to install stop-arm cameras on school buses in order to catch drivers who unlawfully pass a stopped school bus and ensure the safety of New York’s students. Operation Safe Stop in April 2018, the one-day in which law enforcement targeted offenders passing a stopped school bus, exposed […]

City & State NY’s Winners and Losers here. City & State NY’s Queens Power 100 here. City & State NY’s profile of Senator Gianaris here. Walgreens to close 200 stores. Assembly staffer arrested for allegedly stealing $80,000 from campaign account. Long Island business can’t get natural gas.