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$175 billion budget includes legal marijuana, sports gambling and NYC congestion pricing as revenue generators Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a progressive program for the legislative session and the coming fiscal year before a standing room only audience in Albany on Tuesday. Public financing of statewide elections, eliminating one-time-use plastic […]
Cuomo proposes full-time Legislature, term limits, easier voting and public campaign funding In his sixth and final State of the State Address in Albany, Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined a plan to limit outside income of lawmakers, create a full-time Legislature, impose term limits for elected officials and make it […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered his sixth and final 2017 regional State of the State address in Albany on Wednesday afternoon. Below is a video of the address and a transcript of his speech. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo delivered his 2017 regional State of the State address in Syracuse on Wednesday morning. Below is a video of the speech and a transcript of his remarks. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much. I […]
Senator Jim Tedisco, R-Glenville, and Assemblyman Phil Steck, D-Colonie, on Wednesday introduced new legislation to ensure that future State of the State addresses by New York’s Chief Executive are first given in the Assembly Chamber at the New York State Capitol. This legislation (S.1639) is in response to the […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo delivered his 2017 regional State of the State address at Farmingdale State College on Tuesday. Below is a video of the event and a transcript of his speech. Thank you, thank you. Thank you very much. What a pleasure it is to be here today and […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered the second of six State of the State addresses Monday afternoon at the University at Buffalo. Below is a video of the speech and a transcript of his remarks. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Well it is great to be […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo delivered his 2017 regional State of the State address at SUNY Purchase College in Westchester on Tuesday. Below is a video of the speech and a transcript of his remarks. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. You’re going […]