This Week in New York State Government

Governor Cuomo:

• Governor Cuomo Launches Eighth Round of Regional Economic Development Council Competition
• Governor Cuomo Proposes Plastic-Bag Ban, Following Task Force Recommendation
• Governor Cuomo Announces Actions to Support Fair Housing for All
• Governor Cuomo Launches Phase Two of the $1.4 Billion Vital Brooklyn Initiative
• Governor Cuomo Announces First Annual “If You Can See It You Can Be It” — A Day for Girls to Experience a Broad Range of Career Possibilities
• Governor Cuomo Announces Dick’s Sporting Goods to Add Ecommerce Fulfillment Center at Conklin Distribution Site in Broome County
• Governor Cuomo Announces New Solicitation for Large Scale Renewable Energy Projects to Develop Clean Energy and Combat Climate Change
• Governors Cuomo, Murphy, Malloy, Raimondo, Baker, Carney and Rosselló Announce Nation’s First Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium
• Governor Cuomo Announces Completion of Solar Generation and Energy Storage System at SUNY New Paltz
• Governor Cuomo Announces the Launch of Multi-Agency Amtrak Rail Safety Exercises
• Governor Cuomo Launches Third Round of $100 Million Downtown Revitalization Initiative
• Governor Cuomo Announces Grand Opening of $100 Million Affordable Housing Development in Brooklyn
• Governor Cuomo Introduces Program Bill Banning Single-Use Plastic Bags in New York State

State Senate and Assembly

• GOP to Keep State Senate Control Through 2018 After Democrat Felder Pledges to Remain with Them
• Senate Passes the “Drug Take Back Act” to Prevent Unused Drugs from Feeding Addictions and Harming the Environment
• Speaker Heastie Announces Legislation to Overhaul Teacher Evaluations
• Assembly Passes Earth Day Legislative Package to Safeguard the
  Environment and Public Health
• Assembly Passes Comprehensive Package of Legislation to
  Protect and Support Crime Victims

Comptroller DiNapoli:

• State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
• DiNapoli Urges Department of Labor to Improve Investigations of Hours Worked by Nurses
  
• NY State Comptroller DiNapoli: Wells Fargo Needs to Pull Back the Curtain on Its Incentive Pay Program

Attorney General Schneiderman:

• A.G. Schneiderman Leads Amicus Brief Defending Women’s Access To Constitutionally-Protected Abortion Services
• A.G. Schneiderman Issues Urgent Alert Warning New Yorkers Of Telephone Scam Targeting Chinese-American Community
• A.G. Schneiderman To Trump Administration: Don’t Weaken CFPB’s Investigative Authority
• Attorney General Schneiderman Moves To Intervene In Federal Lawsuit To Protect Retirees Against Unscrupulous Financial Advisors
• A.G. Schneiderman Announces $226,000 Settlement With Reality Television Production Company That Underpaid Workers
• Attorney General & Mayor’s Office Deliver “People’s Hearing” Clean Power Plan Testimony To EPA, Demonstrating New Yorkers’ Overwhelming Opposition To Proposed Repeal
• Operation Bricktown: A.G. Schneiderman Announces 10-Year State Prison Sentence Of Major Drug Trafficking Ring Supplier
• A.G. Schneiderman Secures Court Order Blocking Trump Administration Delay Of Fuel Efficiency Standards Penalty Rule
• A.G. Schneiderman Announces Full Support For New Lentol/Kaminsky Legislation To Close New York’s Double Jeopardy Loophole
• New Video Features NY High School Students Discussing Gun Violence Epidemic
• A.G. Schneiderman Joins Bipartisan Coalition Of 20 AGs Urging Congress: Don’t Give Lawyers A License To Use Abusive Debt Collection Practices

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