New York State Government News, including city and state official announcements, elections, politics, and related government news topics from New York Netwire.
by Janice Sand
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Wednesday announced that he has launched New York Open for Business, a coordinated communications and marketing effort that will demonstrate to business leaders all across the world the benefits of doing business in New York State.
by Janice Sand
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Wednesday ordered the state’s Office of Emergency Management to prepare for the potential impact of Hurricane Irene, which may hit New York State this coming Sunday. The Governor has instructed the state’s Emergency Operations Center in Albany to track the storm and to work with other state agencies to prepare the state’s response.
by Janice Sand
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today traveled to Nassau County to sign New York’s first property tax cap. The tax cap, a hallmark of Governor Cuomo’s campaign and a priority of his administration’s first year, will finally deliver relief to millions of homeowners and business owners across the state who for too long have been burdened by out-of-control property taxes.
by Janice Sand
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today traveled to Westchester County to sign New York’s first property tax cap. The tax cap, a hallmark of Governor Cuomo’s campaign and a priority of his administration’s first year, will finally deliver relief to millions of homeowners and business owners across the state who for too long have been burdened by out-of-control property taxes.
by Janice Sand
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced he will close seven New York state prisons, fulfilling his pledge to consolidate the state’s correctional facilities based on a declining inmate population and providing significant savings to New York state taxpayers.
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NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Chief Service Officer Diahann Billings-Burford and Schools Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott today announced that 572,229 New York City public schools students have performed 7,874 unique service projects to improve their communities as a part of Service in Schools, an initiative of NYC Service [...]
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NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — “The final bill before me is Introductory Number 361-A, sponsored by Council Members Brewer, Cabrera, Chin, Dromm, Ferreras, Fidler, Gentile, James, Koppell, Lander, Mealy, Palma, Rose, Sanders, Vacca, Van Bramer, Williams, Rodriguez, Mendez, Nelson, Gennaro, Weprin, Barron, Vallone, Wills, Gonzalez, Garodnick, Halloran, Ulrich and Koo. Introductory Number 361-A requires the Administration to post on the City’s web site all Executive Orders issued since Mayor’s Beame’s time in office, as well as many Memoranda of Understanding issued since July of 2010.
by Janice Sand
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today delivered remarks at the graduation ceremony of the City’s second NYC Civic Corps class – a specially trained group of AmeriCorps members who work at nonprofit organizations and City agencies to help increase the number of volunteers they can utilize amd serve a greater number of New Yorkers in need.
by Janice Sand
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that Norampac, a division of the Cascades packaging and paper products company, will build a new facility in Niagara Falls, creating 108 new jobs. The company will invest $430 million in a new, state-of-the-art facility to manufacture “green” packaging material. Empire State Development, together with a number of state and local entities, put together an incentive package to attract Norampac to expand in the Niagara Falls region.
by Janice Sand
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on Friday (June 24) announced passage of legislation that address many of New York’s most pressing and longstanding issues, including the greatest expansion of rent regulations in 40 years and the first ever cap on property taxes in the state.
by Janice Sand
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Friday (June 24) announced passage of the Marriage Equality Act, granting same-sex couples the freedom to marry under the law, as well as hundreds of rights, benefits, and protections that have been limited to married couples of the opposite sex.
by Janice Sand
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a revised and expedited timetable for completing the New York State Capitol restoration project following a review by the new management team at the Office of General Services.
by Janice Sand
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — “The death of Osama Bin Laden is a historic moment that represents a major step in our country’s efforts to defeat terrorism around the world and should bring a sense of justice to the victims of 9/11 and his other attacks.
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NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Remarks by Mayor Bloomberg at a Public Hearing on Local Laws: “This past Monday I held a required public hearing on four pieces of legislation. Since some New Yorkers who may have wanted to attend that hearing would have been unable to due to religious observance I agreed to hold a second public hearing today (April 29, 2011).
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