This Week in New York State Government: May 16, 2025
Governor Hochul
- One Year After Passing Major Housing Legislation, Governor Hochul Announces an Estimated 350,000 Homes Have Been Built, Preserved or Unlocked Since Taking Office
- Governor Hochul Announces 22 Transformational Projects in the North Country as Part of Downtown Revitalization Initiative and NY Forward Programs
- Governor Hochul Announces 20 Transformational Projects in Central New York as Part of Downtown Revitalization Initiative and NY Forward Programs
- Governor Hochul Celebrates Groundbreaking of Farmingdale State College’s Computer Sciences Center
- Governor Hochul to Illuminate New York State Landmarks in Remembrance of Gun Violence Victims on Third Anniversary of Tops Shooting
- Governor Hochul Announces More Than $86 Million in Capital Funding to Non-profit Arts and Cultural Organizations
- Governor Hochul Announces Inflation Refund Checks Up to $400 Coming This Fall to 8.2 Million Households Across New York State
- Governor Hochul, Mayor Scanlon and 5/14 Memorial Commission Announce Land Acquisition to Advance Memorial Honoring the Lives Taken and Those Impacted by the Tops Shooting in Buffalo
- Governor Hochul Awards $10 Million Through Second Round of New York’s Regional School Food Infrastructure Grant Program
- Governor Hochul Announces the Start of a $12.9 Million Lead Service Line Replacement Project in the City of Albany
- Governor Hochul Announces Major Infrastructure Milestone as Part of the Transformative Interstate 81 Viaduct Project
- Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams Announce Completion of 343-Unit Mixed-Use Affordable and Supportive Housing Development in Brooklyn
- Hochul Delivers on Long Island Affordability Initiatives, Putting Money Back in the Pockets of Working Families
- What They Are Saying: State and Local Elected Officials, Business Organizations, and Community Groups Applaud Record Investments in New York’s Fully Funded MTA Capital Plan
- Governor Hochul Announces Opening of New Segment of Scenic Niagara River Shoreline Trail
- Governor Hochul Announces $10 Million and New Application Round of NYFIRST Program to Advance Translational Research at New York Medical Schools
- Governor Hochul Announces Applications Open for East Side Building Fund
- Money In Your Pockets: Governor Hochul Signs New Legislation to Cut Taxes for Middle-Class New Yorkers as Part of FY 2026 State Budget
Attorney General Letitia James
- Attorney General James’ Office of Special Investigation Opens Investigation into Civilian Death in Brooklyn
- Attorney General James Sues Capital One for Bait-and-Switch Tactics That Cost Customers Millions
- Attorney General James Secures Big Win for St. Clare’s Pensioners
- Attorney General James Sues U.S. Department of Homeland Security to Protect Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief Funding
- Attorney General James Challenges Unlawful Conditions on Federal Transportation Funding
- Attorney General James Wins Court Order Protecting Federal Agencies Supporting Libraries, Museums, Minority-Owned Businesses, and Workers
- Attorney General James Delivers Over $13,500 Worth of Baby Formula to Rochester Families
- Attorney General James Secures Conviction of Former Mortgage Broker for Role in Queens Deed Theft Ring
