This Week in New York State Government

Governor Cuomo:

• Governor Cuomo Announces Long Island Regional Highlights of the FY 2019 State Budget
• New York State May Move to Close Rikers Ahead of City’s 10-Year Timeline
• Tech and Education Leaders Endorse Governor Cuomo’s Proposal to Invest in K-12 Computer Science Education
• Governor Cuomo Announces Regional Harmful Algal Bloom Summits
• Governor Cuomo Announces 30-Day Amendments:
  • Governor Cuomo Announces 30-Day Budget Amendments to Fund Early Voting Across New York
  • Governor Cuomo Announces 30-Day Amendment to Prohibit Sexual Contact Between Police Officers and Those in Custody
  • Governor Cuomo Announces 30-Day Amendment to Prohibit the Use of So-Called “Gay Panic” and “Trans Panic” Defenses in New York State
  • Governor Cuomo Announces 30-Day Amendment to Crack Down on Physician Misconduct
• Governor Cuomo Announces Record Number of Breweries in New York State
• Governor Cuomo Announces Low-Interest Small Business Loans Available to Residents and Businesses Affected by July 2017 Flash Flooding
• Governor Cuomo Awards More Than $4 Million to Expand Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Services Across New York
• Governor Cuomo Announces Additional Seminars to Provide Guidance to New Yorkers Impacted by Anti-Immigrant Federal Policies
• Video, Photos & Transcript: Governor Cuomo Introduces Captain, New York’s First Dog
• Governor Cuomo Announces 30-Day Amendment to Crack Down on Physician Misconduct
• Governor Cuomo Welcomes Two New K-9 Urban Search and Rescue Teams to New York State

State Legislature:

• State Legislature Moves to Switch Date of Party’s Primary from 9/11 to 9/13
• Speaker Heastie Convenes Workgroup to Address Sexual Harassment
• Assembly Majority Introduces Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform Package

Comptroller DiNapoli:

• DiNapoli: SUNY Downstate Failed to Get Its Money’s Worth From Cost-Cutting Consultant
  
• DiNapoli Releases Analysis of Executive Budget
• State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
• State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
• DiNapoli: Property Tax Exemptions Top $450 Billion
• NYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Third Quarter Results
• NYS Comptroller DiNapoli: One of Largest U.S. Carbon Emitters Commits to Lower GHG Emissions

Attorney General Schneiderman:

• A.G. Schneiderman Leads Coalition Of 19 AGs Opposing Citizenship Question On 2020 Census

• A.G. Schneiderman Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against The Weinstein Companies, Harvey Weinstein, And Robert Weinstein

• A.G. Schneiderman Announces Guilty Pleas Of “Three-Quarter” Housing Operators Yury Baumblit And Rimma Baumblit

• Operation Ghost Ride: A.G. Schneiderman Announces Sentencing Of Owner Of Albany Transportation Company For Stealing Thousands In Medicaid Transit Scam

• A.G. Schneiderman Announces Arrests Of Five Individuals Charged With Auto Insurance Fraud

• Statement From A.G. Schneiderman On Federal Court Ruling Granting Preliminary Injunction In DACA Case

• A.G. Schneiderman Announces Takedown Of Major Hudson Valley Narcotics Distribution Ring In “Operation Yellow Brick Road”

Statwide

• The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Votes to Pump an Additional $44 million into Gateway Project

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