This Week in New York State Government

Governor Cuomo:

• Governor Cuomo Announces Grand Opening of Resorts World Casino & Resort in the Catskills
• Governor Cuomo Announces $50 Million “ROC The Riverway” Initiative to Unlock the Potential of Rochester’s Waterfront
• Governor Cuomo Announces Launch of Agriculture Loan Fund Program
• Governor Cuomo Announces 172 Distressed Mortgages Purchased in High Foreclosure Communities
• Governor Cuomo Announces Additional Funding Available for Tens of Thousands of New Yorkers Faced with a Heating Emergency
• Governor Cuomo Announces $55 Million in State Grant Funding to Improve Emergency Communications
• Governor Cuomo Announces a 10 Percent Increase in Applications at SUNY Four-Year Schools and CUNY Institutions as a Result of the Excelsior Scholarship Program
• Governor Cuomo Announces Completion of the $58 Million Reconstruction of Three Bridges at the Long Island Expressway/Grand Central Parkway Interchange in Queens
• Governor Cuomo Announces 30-Day Budget Amendment to Ban Sales of Synthetic Marijuana Across New York State
• Governor Cuomo Announces Opening of Capitol Exhibit Honoring Inspiring African-American New Yorkers in Recognition of Black History Month
• Governor Cuomo Announces Launch of RetrofitNY to Bring Multifamily Affordable Housing Units to or Near Net-Zero Energy Consumption

NY State Assembly:

• Flanagan and Heastie Announce Joint Legislative Schedule For Adopting SFY 2018-2019 Budget 
• Assembly Passes Legislation to Change Fall 2018 State Primary Date to Ensure All New Yorkers are Able to Vote
• Assembly Announces Intent to Pass New York State DREAM Act
• SFY 2018-19 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Environmental Conservation Is Postponed

Comptroller DiNapoli:

• DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Issues Behind Broome County’s Fiscal Stress, February 8, 2018
• State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits, February 7, 2018
• State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits, February 7, 2018

Attorney General Schneiderman:

• A.G. Schneiderman Announces Guilty Pleas And Convictions Of Three Queens Construction Companies For Failing To Pay 150 Workers Over $370,000 In Wages

• A.G. Schneiderman Announces State Prison Sentence For Ringleader Of Multi-County Check Fraud Scheme

• A.G. Schneiderman Leads Coalition Of 11 AGs In Suing Trump EPA For Illegal Rollback Of Clean Water Protections

• Statement From A.G. Schneiderman On Approval Of Trump University Class Action Lawsuit By Federal Appeals Court

• A.G. Schneiderman Announces Lawsuit Against Schenectady Photography Studio For Failing To Deliver Youth League Photos To Hundreds Of Consumers

• A.G. Schneiderman And Acting Tax Commissioner Manion Announce Guilty Plea Of Steuben County Restauranteur For Failing To Pay Over $175K In Sales Tax

• A.G. Schneiderman Sues Fentanyl Maker Insys Therapeutics, Inc. For Dangerous And Deceptive Promotion Of Prescription Opioid Subsys

• Attorney General’s Special Investigations And Prosecutions Unit Releases Report On The Death Of Jose Hernandez Rossy

• A.G. Schneiderman Leads New Brief To Protect New York Cities & Police Departments From Funding Cuts As Trump Administration Seeks To Punish “Sanctuary” Jurisdictions

Statewide

• SUNY Partners with 12 Other Top Research Institutions to Fight Climate Change

This Week in New York City Government

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