New Yorkers can vote on new design ALBANY, NY – Governor Cuomo has announced that residents will have the ability to vote on the design of the state’s latest issue of license plates. Voting will be open September 2, according to the Times Union, and the new plates will be available in April, at which […]
Bill Renames Part of Rt. 17 in Rockland County, the ‘Justice Thurgood Marshall Memorial Highway’ (Albany, NY) — Today Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed Senator David Carlucci’s and Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee’s bill (S.521-A/A.5939) into law, naming a portion of State Route 17 in the Village of Hillburn as the “Justice Thurgood Marshall Memorial Highway.” Before […]
Governor Cuomo Grants Pardons to Individuals Convicted of Minor Offenses to Avoid Deportation Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today granted clemency to 29 individuals who have demonstrated substantial evidence of rehabilitation and a commitment to community crime reduction. “While President Trump shuts down the federal government over his obsession with keeping immigrants out, New York stands strong in our support for immigrant communities,” Governor Cuomo […]
“Governor Cuomo’s State of the State speech was short on specifics for public education. We anticipate the upcoming legislative session will be dominated by discussions about state budget deficits and tax restructuring. Worth noting is that the governor never mentioned budget cuts. A few of the education items the governor did propose — such as […]
NEW CITY – Senator David Carlucci announced that the state is seeking applications from BOCES to implement New York’s first recovery high school programs. These programs will mark a major step in the fight against the opioid epidemic that has taken so many young lives. Carlucci commended Governor Cuomo on the announcement that two BOCES […]
After 10 months of continued decay, Governor Cuomo attends Stony Point meeting for storm reconstruction BY MICHAEL RICONDA Stony Point –Welcomed by community officials and residents, Governor Andrew Cuomo made an appearance at the New York Rising’s first Stony Point meeting to mark the first steps toward a long-term, state-supported program to rebuild parts of […]