This Week in New York State Government

Governor:

• Governor Cuomo Announces Spotify to Relocate and Expand its US Headquarters at 4 World Trade Center
• Governor Cuomo Announces Administration Appointments
• Governor Cuomo Announces First-in-the-Nation Cybersecurity Regulation Protecting Consumers and Financial Institutions from Cyber-Attacks to Take Effect March 1
• Governor Cuomo Announces $14.4 Million Awarded to Three Supportive Housing Projects in the Bronx
• Governor Cuomo Announces $20.2 Million Investment in New Affordable Apartments in Auburn
• Governor Cuomo Announces $650,000 in Federal Funding to Launch Pilot Youth Justice Initiative in the Mohawk Valley
• Governor Cuomo Announces Phase I Winners of Municipal Consolidation and Efficiency Competition
• Governor Cuomo Announces New Law in Effect Allowing 16 and 17 Year Olds to Register for Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation
• Governor Cuomo Nominates Guillermo Linares as President of Higher Education Services Corporation
• Governor Cuomo Calls on EPA to Set Clear and Enforceable Drinking Water Standard for 1, 4-Dioxane
• Governor Cuomo Announces Proposal to Modernize Charitable Gaming Rules and Support Non-Profits Across New York
• Long Island County Executives Endorse Governor Cuomo’s Proposal to Empower Voters to Reduce Property Taxes and Cost of Local Government
• Governor Cuomo Announces Expansion of Financial Benefits for Low-Income Utility Customers
• Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz and Western New York Local Leaders Endorse Governor Cuomo’s Proposal to Empower Voters to Reduce Property Taxes and Cost of Local Government
• Governor Cuomo Announces $153.3 Million Settlement with Con Edison to Benefit Residential and Commercial Natural Gas Customers
• Governor Cuomo Announces Expansion of Financial Benefits for Low-Income Utility Customers
• The State of New York 2/10/17 – “Weathering the Winter”
• Governor Cuomo Announces State Police Arrest 110 People for DWI Over Super Bowl Weekend
• Governor Cuomo Announces Taste NY Sales Nearly Tripled In 2016
• Governor Cuomo Announces $8 Million for Upgrades at Belleayre Ski Resort
• Governor Cuomo Announces Free Fishing Days in New York

Comptroller:

• State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
• State Comptroller DiNapoli to Audit Hempstead IDA, Valley Stream School District in Wake of Controversial Development Project
• State Comptroller DiNapoli: New York’s Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Fixing

Attorney General:

• Attorney General Schneiderman Leads Coalition of 10 States Urging U.S. Senate to Oppose Bill Eliminating States’ Authority to Protect Waterways Against Pollution From Commercial Vessels
• Attorney General Schneiderman and DEC Commissioner Seggos Announce Convictions of St. Lawrence County Auto Dealership and Employee for Burial of Hazardous Waste
• Attorney General Schneiderman Announces Indictment of 11 Individuals in Alleged Criminal Network That Stole High-End Motorcycles for Shipment to Dominican Republic
• Attorney General Schneiderman Encourages New Yorkers to Test Internet Speeds and Submit Results as Part of Ongoing Investigation of Broadband Providers
• Attorney General Schneiderman Issues Urgent Fraud Alert on “Ice” Immigration Scams
• Attorney General Schneiderman Sues David Barton Gyms Following Sudden Closing; Seeks Refunds for Members
• Attorney General Schneiderman Announces Settlement With JFK Airport Hotel That Illegally Price Gouged Hundreds of Guests Stranded By Jonas Ice Storm
• Attorney General Schneiderman, Six Other State Attorneys General File U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Brief, Seeking Protections for Non-Citizens Detained By the Federal Government
• Attorney General Schneiderman Announces Settlement of Martin Act Case Against Former AIG CEO Maurice R. Greenberg and Former AIG CFO Howard I. Smith
• Attorney General Schneiderman Announces Settlements With Mobile App Developers for Failure to Disclose Data Collection Practices

Assembly:

• Press Conference Announcing Passing of Criminal Justice Reform Package
• Assembly to Deliver Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform

Empire State Development Corporation:

• North Country REDC Holds Public Meeting in Lake Placid and Welcomes New Members
• Empire State Development Announces New Avon LLC Will Expand Manhattan Headquarters
• ECHDC Approves Design of Explore & More Children’s Museum at Canalside
• Western New York Regional Economic Development Council Announces Dr. Virginia Horvath to Serve as Co-Chair of WNYREDC

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