This Week in the New York State Government: July 15, 2022

Governor Hochul

• Governor Hochul and Attorney General James Announce Formal Filing of Binding Consent Decree to Further Advance Full Containment of Navy-Grumman Plume
• Governor Hochul Announces Successful Implementation of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
• Governor Hochul Announces $10 Million Awarded in the First Round of Abortion Provider Support Fund
• Governor Hochul Announces Distribution of $5.7 Million in Federal COVID-19 Relief to New York’s Marine Fishing Industries

Attorney General Letitia James

• Attorney General James Demands National Gun Distributors Immediately Stop Selling and Bringing Illegal Ghost Gun Parts Into New York
• Attorney General James Releases Footage From Investigation Into the Death of Joshua De’Miguel Kavota
• Attorney General James Releases Written Testimony From Public Hearing on New York’s Mental Health Crisis
• Attorney General James Uncovers Evidence That Teva Pharmaceuticals Lied to Evade Accountability for Opioid Crisis in New York

Comptroller DiNapoli

• DiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Behind on Utility Bills Soared During Pandemic, July 14, 2022
• DiNapoli: Tax Cap Set at 2% in 2023, July 13, 2022
• DiNapoli Announces Nominee for the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government, July 13, 2022
• DiNapoli Audit Finds Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments May Have Cost Taxpayers Nearly $300 Million, July 13, 2022
• DiNapoli: Syosset Man Sentenced for Role in $12 Million Ponzi Scheme, July 11, 2022
• State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits, July 11, 2022
• State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits, July 11, 2022