This Week in New York State Government

Governor Cuomo:

• Governor Cuomo Commits $225 Million in FY 2019 Executive Budget to Empower Local Governments and Remove Barriers to Shared Services
• Governor Cuomo Announces $37.7 Million Awarded to Improve Access to Breast Cancer Screening Across New York State
• Governor Cuomo Launches Campaign to Restore Fairness in New York’s Criminal Justice System: Proposes the Most Progressive Set of Criminal Justice Reforms in the Nation That Will Guarantee Fairness for the Accused
• Governor Cuomo Announces $2 Million in Brownfield Opportunity Area Grants to Revitalize 13 Communities
• Governor Cuomo Announces Round III of Nation-Leading New NY Broadband Program to Bring High-Speed Internet Access to All New Yorkers
• Governor Cuomo Announces $9.1 Million Partnership to Find Permanent Homes and Families for Older Foster Children
• Governor Cuomo Announces Tax Credit Available to New York Farmers for Charitable Food Donations
• Governor Cuomo Details Legislation to Empower Employees Seeking Justice for Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
• Governor Cuomo Warns New Yorkers of Potential Scams and Promises of Inflated Tax Refunds as Filing Season Opens
• Governor Cuomo Releases First-in-The-Nation Offshore Wind Master Plan to Guide New York’s Development of Renewable Energy
• Governor Cuomo Announces New Yorkers Selected to Compete on Team USA in 2018 Olympic Winter Games
• Governor Cuomo Announces New York Islanders to Return to Long Island Next Season – Three Years Ahead of Schedule
• ICYMI: Governor Cuomo’s Op-Ed On CNN.Com Reminding President Trump That Bipartisanship Requires Action, Not Just Words
• Governor Cuomo Announces Taste NY Sales Increased to More than $16 Million in 2017
• Governor Cuomo, Majority Leader Flanagan and Speaker Heastie Announce Three-Way Agreement on ‘Lavern’s Law’
• Governor Cuomo Announces Request for Expressions of Interest to Advance Proposed Long Island Tunnel Project
• Governor Cuomo Announces State Fair’s Drone Film Festival and Competition Returns for Second Year
• Governor Cuomo Announces New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut Launch Coalition to Sue the Federal Government Over Federal Tax Bill

NY State Assembly:

• Assembly Passes Legislation to Provide Legal Remedy For Medical Malpractice For Negligent Failure to Diagnose Cancer
• Speaker Heastie and Ways and Means Chair Weinstein Release Assembly’s Analysis of 2018-2019 SFY Executive Budget
• Speaker Heastie and Assemblymembers Recognize The 45th Anniversary of Landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court Decision

Comptroller DiNapoli:

• NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Doubles Low Emissions Index Investment to $4 Billion, January 31, 2018
• Approved State Contracts and Payments, January 30, 2018
• DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collection Growth Highest Since 2013, January 29, 2018
• DiNapoli: Silencing Excessive NYC Noise a Major Challenge, January 29, 2018
• DiNapoli: 26 School Districts in Fiscal Stress, January 25, 2018

Attorney General Schneiderman:

• 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

• A.G. Schneiderman To Trump Administration: Don’t Drill On Our Coast

• A.G. Schneiderman: I Will Lead Multistate Lawsuit To Protect Clean Water

• A.G. Schneiderman Announces $6.4 Million Settlement With Brooklyn Home Health Care Provider Over False Medicaid Billing And Cover Up

• A.G. Schneiderman Announces Settlement With Syracuse Home Improvement Contractor Who Violated Prior Court Order

• A.G. Schneiderman, Coalition Of Attorneys General Oppose Rollback Of Safety Protections For Offshore Oil And Gas Production

• A.G. Schneiderman And Governor Cuomo Announce $1 Billion Lawsuit Against Trump Administration To Protect Federal Health Insurance Funding For 700,000 New Yorkers

• A.G. Schneiderman Announces Jail Time For Brooklyn Real Estate Developer Daniel Melamed

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