This week, Governor Cuomo launched the ninth round of Regional Economic Development Council Initiative which will officially kick off the 2019 competition for more than $750 million in state resources. The Consolidated Funding Application will open to applicants on May 1, enabling businesses, municipalities, not-for-profits and the public to begin applying for assistance from a variety of […]
Governor Cuomo announced this week that ON Semiconductor will expand their operations in New York by purchasing and preserving the existing GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fab 10 manufacturing facility in East Fishkill, NY. ON Semiconductor will purchase the 300mm chip fab plant for $430 million, $100 million to be paid initially and the rest in three years upon taking full […]
Attorney General Letitia James announced an investigation into Facebook’s unauthorized collection of 1.5 million Facebook users’ email contact databases. While Facebook contends that the contacts were obtained directly through their email verification process, the Attorney General is looking into reports that Facebook collected password information for those email accounts and uploaded Facebook user’s contacts to use for […]
The Comptroller announced in a release that the fiscal year 2018-2019 tax receipts show that despite a $3.7 billion dollar decline in overall receipts, the month of March outpaced projections by $811.7 million. According to the state cash report the $7.2 billion General Fund balance at the end of March was $1.7 billion higher than initially anticipated and $660.7 […]
The first report from the New York State Suicide Prevention Task Force was released this week. Established by the Governor in November 2017, the Task Force is designed to increase awareness of and access to supportive services with a special focus on high-risk groups including veterans, Latina adolescents, and members of the LGBTQ community. Recommendations from the […]
The New York City Charter Commission released its preliminary staff report which outlines recommendations for topics the Charter Commission should consider in more detail before making final determinations. The Charter of the City of New York (the Charter) serves as the local constitution and establishes the structure of City government. It sets forth the key institutions and […]
City & State NY’s weekly Winners & Losers here. Rochester Drug Co-Operative CEO faces criminal charges related to distribution of opioids. Change the way you receive STAR rebate and you could get a bigger return. Federal Real ID requirements approaching, NY driver’s license soon invalid for domestic flights. Cuomo Op-Ed in Washington Post. New York’s public schools ranked by average SAT score.
JCOPE will hold its next meeting on April 30th. Senate Finance Committee will hold a public hearing on the issue of divesting the NYS Common Retirement Fund from fossil fuels as outlined in S.2126 / A.1536 at 10:00am on April 30 in Albany (Hearing Room A, LOB). The Senate Committees on Agriculture and Labor will hold several public hearings on the […]
Having finalized a budget deal earlier this month, the Legislature is set to take a two week break after session ends today. When they return at the end of April, they’ll have eight more weeks remaining with a lot of unfinished business. As we mentioned in our budget statement, efforts to prevent the expansion of prevailing wage […]
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie released a list of proposals the Assembly intends to review for possible inclusion in a package that aims to increase protections for renters. Current rent regulations are due to expire on June 15th of this year. The Assembly has scheduled public hearings for May 2nd and May 9th to discuss the […]