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This Week in the New York State Government: October 1, 2021
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Governor Hochul
- Governor Hochul Appoints Dr. Mary T. Bassett as Commissioner of the Department of Health
- Governor Hochul Provides Update on Health Care Staffing Following First-in-Nation Vaccine Mandate Implementation
- Governor Hochul Launches Green Boats Program to Spur Electrification of Tour and Charter Vessels on State’s Canal System
- Governor Hochul Announces $45 Million in State Grant Funding to Improve Emergency Communications
- Governor Hochul Announces 20 New #VaxtoSchool Pop-Up Sites
- Governor Hochul Announces Round 4 Winners of Luminate NY Accelerator Competition
Attorney General Letitia Jame
- Letitia James Tests Waters At Power Breakfast While Defending Cuomo Report
- Attorney General James Announces 84 Guns Turned in at Community Gun Buyback in Central New York
- Attorney General James Secures $6 Million From National Grid to Assist Low-Income Long Islanders
- Attorney General James Voices Concern to President Biden Over Treatment of Haitian Refugees at the Texas Border