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The New York City Regional Economic Development Council will hold an information session on the Workforce Development Initiative on August 20. The Board of Regents will hold its next meeting on September 9 and 10. JCOPE will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, September 10. The PSC will hold its next meeting on Thursday, September […]

This week Governor Cuomo signed legislation (S.6579A/A.8420) decriminalizing marijuana use in New York State. This legislation reduces the penalty for unlawful possession of marijuana to a violation punishable by a fine for amounts under two ounces, and creates a process for individuals who have been convicted for possessing small amounts of marijuana to have their records expunged. […]

This week, Governor Cuomo signed a package of gun control legislation to extend waiting periods for gun purchases in certain circumstances, a bill to close existing statutory loopholes to prohibit ownership or sale of a bump stock, a bill criminalizing the manufacture, sale, transport and possession of firearms that are undetectable by a metal detector, […]

Governor Cuomo announced $21.3 million in grants for capital projects at 35 colleges and universities across New York. The funding comes from the Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program (HECap) and is awarded by the HECap Board, which provides matching grants to private, not-for-profit colleges and universities for projects that create construction jobs and drive investment in […]

Governor Cuomo announced $187 million in funding to support 25 statewide projects that are designed to protect and transform New York State’s health care system. This funding from the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program is intended to improve patient care through the development of high-quality medical facilities and programs serving the inpatient, primary care, mental […]

This week the Department of Financial Services (DFS) proposed new regulations to govern student loan servicers. The proposed regulation is subject to a 60-day comment period following publication in the State Register on July 31, 2019. The Department of Financial Services will then review all received comments and issue a final regulation. Under the proposed regulation, student […]

Hilda Rosario Escher, the former CEO of Ibero-American Action League, announced Monday that she plans to explore a run for New York State Senate. Rosario Escher would be running for the New York State Senate’s 56th District seat, which is currently held by Joseph Robach. The 56th Senate District encompasses part of the City of […]

City & State NY’s Winners and Losers here. City & State NY’s Political Consultants Power 50 here. City & State NY’s 40 under 40 here.

The PSC will hold its next meeting on Thursday, August 8. The New York State Joint Senate Task Force on Opioids, Addiction and Overdose Prevention will hold a public hearing to hear from stakeholders on strategies for reducing overdoses, improving individual and community health, and addressing the harmful consequences of drug use on August 9. The New York City Regional […]

This week, the Governor signed the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security – or SHIELD – Act (S.5575B/A.5635), which imposes stronger obligations on businesses handling private data to provide notification to affected consumers when there is a security breach. The Governor also signed legislation (A.2374/S.3582) requiring consumer credit reporting agencies to offer identity theft […]