This Week in the New York State Government: August 20, 2021

Governor Cuomo

• Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on State’s Progress During COVID-19 Pandemic
• Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Requiring Banks to Take Actions to Prevent Overdraft Fees
• Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Designating Portion of State Highway System in Nassau County as the “Detective Betsy Horner-Miller Cutrone Memorial Bridge”

Attorney General Letitia James

• Attorney General James Urges DOJ to Regulate Dangerous Ghost Guns=
• Attorney General James Co-Leads Bipartisan Coalition Calling on FDA to Regulate E-Cigarettes and Oral Nicotine Products
• Attorneys General James Co-Leads Coalition in Taking Action Against Georgia’s Discriminatory Voting Law

Comptroller DiNapoli

• DiNapoli: Former Non-Profit Executive Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Business Records, August 18, 2021
• Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Up More Than 21 Percent, August 17, 2021
• DiNapoli: Medicaid Billing Errors Cost State More Than $1.5 Billion, August 17, 2021
• DiNapoli: Problems Plague State’s Rent Relief Program; Federal Funds To Help Renters at Risk, August 16, 2021