Category Archives: Unshackle Upstate Update

City & State NY’s Winners and Losers here. Second Judge strikes down outside income ban on New York lawmakers.

A Joint Assembly and Senate public hearing on the electric power system reliability will be held on September 3. The Board of Regents will hold its next meeting on September 9 and 10. The Senate Codes Committee will hold a public hearing on Implementation of Discovery Reform (S1509 – Part LLL) on September 9. JCOPE will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, September 10. […]

Governor Cuomo today announced a new grant program to develop life science entrepreneurial talent in New York State. This competitive grant will award up to $550,000 to qualified New York graduate schools of business, working in collaboration with medical schools or graduate programs in the life sciences, biomedical engineering or bioinformatics, to plan, develop and implement a […]

Governor Cuomo announced the nomination of Eric Gertler to serve as President and CEO of Empire State Development (ESD), New York State’s economic development agency. Mr. Gertler, who is currently the Executive Chairman of U.S. News & World Report and has been on the board of ESD since June 2018, will assume his role effective September 3, […]

This week, the Governor signed a package of bills intended to increase protections for crime victims. The following bills were included: S.1868/A.5614 – Allows victims of domestic violence to seek damages against individuals who fail to obey or enforce an order of protection. This legislation will allow victims of domestic violence to recover monetary and non-monetary damages […]

This week, the Public Campaign Finance Commission held an organizational meetingin New York City to begin to the process of determining the details of a publicly financed campaign system. The commission agreed to hold five public meetings across the state over the coming months. According to reports, the first hearing will be held Sept. 10 at […]

This week, the Governor announced that New Yorkers can vote on the state’s next license plate design, which will be available in April. It was also announced that the state will require plates older than 10 years be replaced upon a vehicle registration renewal. The cost will be $25 for the new plate, plus a $20 up-charge to retain […]

City & State NY’s Winners and Losers here. City & State NY’s Brooklyn Power 100 here. Senator Kevin Parker gets a primary challenger. Senator Brian Benjamin considering a run for NYC Comptroller. Congressman Reed and Governor Cuomo exchange harsh words over thruway repair delay.

The Joint Senate Task Force on Opioids, Addiction & Overdose Prevention is holding aroundtable 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 of Supervisors Chambers in Wampsville, NY. A Joint Assembly and Senate public hearing on the electric power system reliability will be held […]

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Comptroller Tom DiNapoli have finalized an agreement that would return oversight of procurement and contracting to the comptroller’s office, powers that had come under scrutiny following the corruption arrests of a close former aide to the governor, upstate developers and the president of SUNY Polytechnic. The agreement was laid out in […]