Farah Louis won a seven-way race on Tuesday to replace the outgoing City Councilman Jumaane Williams who is assuming the position of Public Advocate. Louis won with an impressive 42% of the vote in a crowded field. Louis has been working as a staffer in the City Council since 2013.
City & State NY’s weekly Winners & Losers here. City & State NY’s 2019 Law Power 50 here. Democrat & Chronicle: Why tax assessors are vehemently opposed to the new STAR rebate changes here. Governor unveils final design of new Penn Station main entrance. Governor announces free youth golf day in New York.
The Assembly Committees on Banks and Local Government will hold a public hearingon municipal deposits in credit unions on May 20th. The Senate Committee on Housing will hold public hearings on rent control and tenant protections on May 22nd, and May 23rd. The Senate Committee on Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities will hold a public hearing on the general operations […]
This week the Governor announced that applications for the sixth year of the 43North competition are being accepted. The 43North competition is a $5 million a year contest where start-up companies compete for prizes and benefits. Winners will receive either the top prize of $1 million investment or one of seven $500,000 investments, a year of free […]
This week, the Governor announced another round of administration appointments. Those appointments are as follows, biographies can be found here: Marie Therese Dominguez, Commissioner of the Department of Transportation David Yassky, Director of State Policy Madhuri Kommareddi, Director of Workforce Development Molly Marcy, Director of Legislative Affairs for Agency Operations Niall O’Hegarty, Deputy Secretary of Financial Services Eric Galarneau, General Counsel of the Division […]
Governor Cuomo announced 14 programs that provide at-risk youth with alternatives to gang involvement will receive $5.5 million in funding for workforce and educational development programs across the state through the Workforce Development Demonstration Project. Youth who are significantly behind in basic skills will receive help in obtaining their high school diploma, state equivalency credential or will be engaged […]
This week the Senate began consideration on rent control and tenant protection laws with the first of four scheduled public hearings. The first hearing was held in Syracuse, with three others scheduled for different parts of the state. The Assembly has already begun their own hearings on the matter. The current rent regulations are expiring in June. […]
Longtime aide and advisor to Governor Cuomo, Jim Malatras, was appointed President of Empire State College during this week’s SUNY Board of Trustees meeting. Mr. Malatras has previously served as Director of State Operations for Governor Cuomo and as Vice Chancellor for Policy and Chief of Staff at SUNY. He also served as Executive Director of the […]
City & State NY’s weekly Winners & Losers here. Buffalo News: mobile sports betting bill gets a public hearing. Zack Fink: critical pipeline deadline coming next week for Cuomo/DEC. Court of Appeals rules in Public Service Commission’s favor over ESCOs. Chartock interviews Senator Julia Salazar here. Tech start-up NexGen takes over state built factory in Dewitt.
The Assembly Committee on Housing will hold public hearings on rent regulations on May 10th. The Assembly Committee on Education will hold a public hearing on specialized high schools on May 10th. Public Service Commission will hold its next meeting on May 16. The Senate Committee on Housing will hold public hearings on rent control and tenant protections on May 16th, May 22nd, […]