This Week in New York State Government

Governor:

• Governor Cuomo Issues Directive to State Education Department: School Districts Must Protect Transgender Students
• Governor Cuomo Announces Plan to Implode Old Kosciuszko Bridge
• Governor Cuomo Announces Nearly 800 Percent Growth of New York Solar Power Over Past Five Years
• Governor Cuomo Announces Regulations to Implement New York’s Nation-Leading Paid Family Leave Program
• Governor Cuomo: NY State Homes and Community Renewal Announces Appointments
• The State of New York 2/17/2017 – “Excelsior Vol. 1”
• Governor Cuomo Announces New Actions to Combat Hate Crimes and Anti-Semitism Across New York State
• Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Directs State Police to Investigate Bomb Threat Against Anti-Defamation League
• Governor Cuomo Announces Results of Crackdown on Illegal Waste Dumping Throughout Long Island, NYC and the Mid-Hudson Valley
• Governor Cuomo Announces Availability of $32.4 Million in Transportation Funding for Rural Areas Across New York
• Governor Cuomo Announces First in the Nation Local Emergency Management Accreditation Program
• Governor Cuomo Announces Official Re-Opening of Coney Island DMV Office Following Superstorm Sandy
• Governor Cuomo Announces More Than 370 Students Register for Making College Possible Coding Challenge
• Governor Cuomo Announces Significant Improvement in DWI Evidence Processing at State Police Lab
• Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney Endorses Governor Cuomo’s Proposal to Empower Voters to Reduce Property Taxes and Cost of Local Government
• Governor Cuomo Announces Significant Growth of Craft Beverage Stores Statewide
• Rockland County Executive Ed Day Endorses Governor Cuomo’s Proposal to Empower Voters to Reduce Property Taxes and Cost of Local Government
• Governor Cuomo Announces State Investigations Secure $5 Million for Victims of Discrimination
• Governor Cuomo Announces New Stewart International Airport Partnership with Norwegian
• Governor Cuomo Announces North American Breweries Breaks Ground on Genesee Eco-Brewery District in Rochester

Comptroller:

• Comptroller DiNapoli Appoints Government Relations Staff
• Comptroller DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for January 2017
• State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases January State Cash Report
• Investors Renew Call on Exxon to Address Climate Risk

Attorney General:

• Attorney General Schneiderman and State Education Commissioner Elia Issue Reminder That New York State Protects Transgender Students
• Attorney General Schneiderman Announces Settlement With Oxford Health for Improperly Denying Claims of Hundreds of Members for Infusion Services
• Attorney General Schneiderman Urges Education Secretary and Congressional Leaders to Maintain Federal Protections for Higher Education Students
• Attorney General Schneiderman Responds to Congressional Inquiry: “Not a Single Substantiated Claim of Voter Fraud in New York”
• Attorney General Schneiderman Announces Settlement With Networking Website for Sending Millions of Deceptive Email Solicitations
• Attorney General Schneiderman Announces Guilty Plea of Uber Driver for His Role in Operating Interstate Gun Trafficking Ring

Empire State Development Corporation:

• ESD Announces 43 More Companies Choose to Grow in New York State and Commit to Creating 640 New Jobs
• Central New York REDC to Hold Public Workshops Across the Region to Help Applicants Access State Funds

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• This Week in New York State Government: February 16, 2016
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