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The Justice Department announced today that it has signed an agreement with the State of New  York Executive Chamber (Executive Chamber) to resolve the department’s claims that the Executive  Chamber under former Governor Andrew Cuomo engaged in a pattern or practice of sexual harassment  and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.   Read More

Governor Kathy Hochul this week unveiled the largest budget in New York State history, a $233 million spending plan that closes the State’s $4.3 billion budget gap. Read More

On Tuesday, January 9, Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her second State of the State Address in front of the New York State Legislature and guests. In the hour-long address, Governor Hochul celebrated the legislative successes of the Executive Chamber over the past year, addressed some of the challenges that the State of New York is facing in the coming year, and mapped out a new ambitious agenda titled “Our New York, Our Future.” Read More

Borrowing the pre-State of the State A Proposal a Day approach of her predecessors, Governor Kathy Hochul this week offered New Yorkers a preview of her 2024 agenda. Read More

The New York State Court of Appeals ruled, 4-3, that New York’s congressional maps should be drawn by the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) and ordered the Commission to submit a new map “on the earliest possible date” but no later than February 28th. Read More