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This Week in New York State Government: May 17, 2024
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Governor Hochul
- Governor Hochul Announces 27 Transformational Projects in the Finger Lakes as Part of Downtown Revitalization Initiative and NY Forward Programs
- Governor Hochul Announces Major Progress in Bringing Down Gun Violence Throughout New York State
- Governor Hochul Announces Empire Wind I Receives Final Approval, Authorizing the Project to Start Construction
- Governor Hochul Announces Award of Third Construction Contract for Transformative I-81 Viaduct Project in City of Syracuse
- Governor Hochul Announces Start of $21.8 Million Highway Improvement Project on Interstate 88, Otsego County
- Governor Hochul Announces LIRR Copiague Station Now Fully Accessible
- Governor Hochul Announces $10.1 Million in Bridge Replacement Projects Across the Southern Tier and the Finger Lakes
- Governor Hochul Announces Statewide Solar for All Program
- Governor Hochul Announces Progress in Effort to Rehouse Individuals Living on New York City’s Streets and Subway System
- Governor Hochul Announces Nearly $300 Million Investment in Climate Resiliency During Major Address at The Vatican
- Governor Hochul Announces Confirmation of Administration Appointees by Senate
- Governor Hochul and Attorney General James Announce $8 Million Order and Judgment Against Saugerties Property Owners for Illegal Dumping
- Governor Hochul Announces Record Ridership on MTA Commuter Railroads
- Governor Hochul Announces Funding Awarded to New York Under Federal Thriving Communities Program
- Governor Hochul Announces $14.7 Million to Strengthen New York’s Food Supply Chain Infrastructure Through Partnership with U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Governor Hochul Announces 214th Session Graduation from the State Police Basic School
- Governor Hochul Announces Opening of the African American Center for Cultural Development in Olean
- Governor Hochul Introduces 60 New Electric Buses to Operate in Queens, Staten Island and Brooklyn
- On the Two-Year Anniversary of Tops Shooting, Governor Hochul Highlights Resources to Address Trauma and Mental Well-Being in East Buffalo
- Governor Hochul Forms New York State 250th American Revolution Commemoration Commission
- Governor Hochul Announces Major Progress to Enhance Overall Passenger Experience at Saratoga County Airport
- Governor Hochul Announces Start of Construction on 287-Unit Affordable and Supportive Housing Development in Brooklyn
- Governor Hochul, Mayor Adams, Port Authority Announce Plan to Transform Brooklyn Marine Terminal with Investment in 122-Acre Brooklyn Waterfront, Support Future Growth of Howland Hook Marine Terminal
- Governor Hochul Announces $5.3 Million Investment in Iconic Douglass-Anthony Memorial Bridge in Rochester
- Media Advisory: Governor Hochul Invited to Address International Policy Summits in Italy and Ireland
- Governor Hochul Launches Round XIV Regional Economic Development Council Initiative
- Governor Hochul Announces $127 Million to Police Departments and Sheriffs’ Offices for New Technology and Equipment to Prevent and Solve Crimes, Improve Public Safety
- Governor Hochul, Mayor Brown and the 5/14 Memorial Commission Unveil Final Design of Memorial Honoring the Victims of Tops Shooting in Buffalo
- Governor Hochul Directs Flags to Half-Staff to Honor New York State Thruway Authority Employee Vincent Giammarva
- Governor Hochul Announces Pilot Program to Enhance Reach of Metro-North Railroad to Orange and Rockland Counties
- During National Small Business Month, Governor Hochul Highlights Commitment to Supporting New York’s Business Community
- Governor Hochul Announces Completion of Megaproject to Upgrade Metro-North Railroad’s Maintenance and Operations Hub at Croton-on-Hudson
- Governor Hochul Directs Operational Overhaul of the Office of Cannabis Management
- Governor Hochul Announces Start of Construction on Two Infrastructure Projects in Lower Hudson Valley
- Governor Hochul Announces Completion of Project to Reduce Bridge Strikes at North Grand Island Bridges
Attorney General Letitia James
- Attorney General James Stops Discriminatory Hiring Practices at DoorDash
- Attorney General James and Governor Hochul Secure $8 Million Judgment Against Saugerties Property Owners for Illegal Pollution
- Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation Opens Investigation into Civilian Death in Brooklyn
- Attorney General James’ Law Enforcement Misconduct Investigative Office Releases Report on Use of Force Incident in Binghamton