This Week In New York
January 6, 2023
January 6, 2023In the News-New York State Governor Hochul is the 57th Governor of New York New York Governor Kathy Hochul was sworn in for her first elected term on January 1st, 2023. She is the first woman elected Governor of the State of New York. In her inaugural speech, in the Empire State Plaza Convention Center, […] Read More
April 1, 2021
April 1, 2021New York State
- NYS Legalizes Adult-Use Cannabis
- Chapters of the Laws of 2021
- COVID-19 UPDATES
New York City
- MTA Ready to “Hit the Ground Running” on Congestion Pricing Following U.S. D.O.T. Direction
Briefs
- NYS Misses Budget Deadline
- Governor Signs Nursing Home Visitation Bill
- Attorney General James Scores Victory for Thousands of Elderly New Yorkers
- De Blasio Administration Announces Clean Streets Initiatives
- Mayor de Blasio Appoints Marcos Gonzalez Soler to Head Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice
March 26, 2021
March 26, 2021New York State
- Cuomo Administration Revises Nursing Home Visitation Guidance
- COVID-19 UPDATES
New York City
- Mayor de Blasio Announces NYC Racial Justice Commission
- Bills Approved by the City Council
Briefs
- U.S. Senate Passes Extension to Paycheck Protection Program Deadline Now May 31, 2021
- NYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Wall Street’s 2020 Bonuses Rose Amid Volatility
- Attorney General James Ensures Delivery of Approximately $76 Million in Rebates to 4 Million New Yorkers Charged Fees for Sports Programming Never Provided During COVID-19 Pandemic
- State Launches Citizen Public Health Training Program to Educate New Yorkers as Public Health Leaders
- City Council Approves New York Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Plan
March 19, 2021
March 19, 2021New York State
- NYS Senate and Assembly Advance One-House Budgets
- Senate and Assembly Tax Plans
- COVID-19 UPDATES
New York City
- Mayor de Blasio, Labor Unions, Industry Leaders, and Advocates Call on the State to Pass Community Hiring Legislation
- City Council Calls for Passage of Legislation to Eliminate Medicaid Pharmacy Benefit Carve-Out
- Bills Approved by the City Council
Briefs
- Comptroller DiNapoli: February Local Sales Tax Collections Down 4.2 Percent; Year Over Year Decline Narrows
- NYC Expands Tele-Mental Health Services to Address Disparate Impact of Covid-19 on Communities of Color
- Mayor de Blasio Names John Scrivani as Expected Emergency Management Commissioner
March 12, 2021
March 12, 2021New York State
- What it Means for NYS & its Localities
- Covid-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Business Act of 2021 Enacted
- Comptroller DiNapoli: DOH Needs to Step Up Enforcement of Patient Safety Violations
- COVID-19 UPDATES
New York City
- Pediatric Peer-Reviewed Study: Low Covid-19 Transmission in NYC Schools
- De Blasio Administration Looks to Zoning Changes to Increase Food Access, Transit Accessibility, & Small Business Growth
Briefs
- Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie Authorizes Assembly Judiciary Committee to Begin Impeachment Investigation into Governor Cuomo
- Beth Garvey Appointed Acting Counsel to the Governor
- Governor Signs Legislation Scaling Back Emergency Powers
- Mayor de Blasio Announces Taxi Medallion Owner-Driver Relief Fund