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Good news for east Bronx commuters, the Governor this week announced that projects will begin on adding four new Metro-North stations with service into Manhattan. The new service will bring Metro-North trains over the Hell Gate Bridge into Queens and will merge with the LIRR’s route through the East River Tunnels into Manhattan and west to Penn […]

This week the Governor directed SUNY/CUNY officials to assist students impacted by the federal government shutdown providing temporary relief to students who are federal employees, dependents of federal employees, or who depend on loans from the federal government. Payments for tuition or other college related expenses will be postponed and any late fees will be waved. Cuomo […]

This week the Attorney General announced a settlement has been reached with Walgreens as part of a joint effort with multiple states and the federal government. The settlement stems from the allegations that Walgreens violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicaid at rates higher than its usual and customary (U&C) rates for certain prescription drugs. New […]

Another settlement was reached this week between Johnson & Johnson, parent company of a medical device business known as DePuy Incorporated, and a coalition of 45 state attorneys general over misleading advertisement of the survivorship of one of their hip replacement products. New York will receive over $4.5 million of the $120 million settlement.

New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced the list of school districts that have been designated fiscally stressed by the Comptroller’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System. The list includes 26 school districts that are fiscally stressed or susceptible to fiscal stress. Districts contained in this report do not include any school districts from the “Big Four” cities of Buffalo, Rochester, […]

NYRA announced this week that it had accepted the resignation of CEO and President Chris Kay. Kay took over at NYRA in 2013 and led the board through the recent re-privatization efforts. An anonymous source told the Albany Times Union that the board asked for Kay’s resignation after allegations that he used employees for maintenance and yard work on […]

Empire Resorts, Monticello Raceway Casino’s parent company, announced this week that the racino would be closing in April. The harness track is expected to remain open, for the time being, but no long-term guarantee was made in the filing submitted to the SEC. Nearby Resorts World Catskills casino will absorb the displaced workers. Ryan Eller, […]

City & State NY’s weekly Winners & Losers here. City & State NY’s Meet the New State Senators here. City & State NY’s Meet the New State Assembly Members here. The Buffalo News reports Ingersoll Rand to leave the state here. A Rochester area domestic terrorist plot was foiled this week here. US Supreme Court to hear a challenge to a NYC gun […]

Joint Budget Hearing Schedule. The NYS Gaming Commission will hold a meeting on Monday January 28 where it plans to discuss sports betting regulations. The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) holds its next meeting on January 29. The PSC will hold its next meeting on February 7th at 10:30am. The Board of Regents will hold its next meeting on February 11th and 12th The […]

On Tuesday, Governor Cuomo gave his ninth State of the State address which he coined his “Justice Agenda” to ensure the promise of full, true justice for all. This presentation also included the 2019-20 Executive Budget proposal. Major highlights of the $178 billion dollar spending plan include the legalization of adult-use marijuana, a nearly billion dollar increase in education aid, congestion pricing […]