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Cuomo to deliver State of the State speech in Albany

January 8, 2020 Comments Off on Cuomo to deliver State of the State speech in Albany

CORRECTS MONTH TO JUNE, NOT JAN. - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a rally, Tuesday, June 6, 2017, in New York. Cuomo and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., are hoping to increase the number of congressional seats held by the Democratic Party. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to deliver an annual State of the State address Wednesday in which he’ll outline his vision for progress in New York while navigating a looming $6 billion budget shortfall. The third-term ...

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Top New York lawmakers will skip Cuomo state of the state addresses

January 6, 2017 Comments Off on Top New York lawmakers will skip Cuomo state of the state addresses

Top state lawmakers in New York are skipping Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s state of the state addresses. Democratic Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Republican Senate Leader John Flanagan and Democratic Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins have no plans to attend one of ...

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Cuomo details ‘14 agenda: tax freeze, airport help

January 9, 2014 Comments Off on Cuomo details ‘14 agenda: tax freeze, airport help

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo arrives to deliver his annual State of the State address at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center on Wednesday in Albany. He delivered a broad, election-year agenda promoting a property tax freeze, tougher anti-corruption laws and a modernization of New York City’s airports. AP Images

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered a broad election-year agenda in a State of the State speech Wednesday promoting a property tax freeze, tougher anti-corruption laws and a modernization of New York City’s airports. Cuomo is seeking a second term ...

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Groups to call for NY ban on ‘fracking’ at speech

January 7, 2014 Comments Off on Groups to call for NY ban on ‘fracking’ at speech

ALBANY — Environmental groups opposed to natural gas drilling using high-volume hydraulic fracturing plan to make a lot of noise at the Empire State Plaza this week. They plan to form a quarter-mile-long line of sign-waving, chanting protesters along the ...

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Legal community reacts to governor’s address

January 11, 2013 Comments Off on Legal community reacts to governor’s address

Protecting against wrongful convictions was among the many topics Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo discussed Wednesday in his annual State of the State address in Albany. Included is changing the way police conduct interrogations and witness identifications of suspects. Chief Judge ...

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Cuomo sets state on course for second year

January 4, 2012 Comments Off on Cuomo sets state on course for second year

ALBANY — A privately funded plan to build the world’s biggest convention center in New York City with 3,000 hotel rooms and an inside track to expanded gambling got a powerful boost Wednesday from Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo pushed for ...

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Analysis: Gov. Cuomo faces tough second act

January 3, 2012 Comments Off on Analysis: Gov. Cuomo faces tough second act

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo makes his second State of the State speech Wednesday and faces a bigger challenge than his catalog of political wins in Year One. It’s called Year Two. Writing the script for a second act that ...

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Cuomo: We must build a better government

January 5, 2011 Comments Off on Cuomo: We must build a better government

ALBANY — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged New Yorkers battered by two years of recession to seize the opportunity in Albany’s fiscal and ethical crises to build a better state government and prosperous economy.

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Cuomo to deliver State of the State speech

January 5, 2011 Comments Off on Cuomo to deliver State of the State speech

ALBANY — Saying "government should be responsive to the needs at the time," Gov. Andrew Cuomo promises a different kind of State of the State address on Wednesday, one less about political pageantry and more about governing in a crisis.

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Cuomo to mix hard choices, optimism in address

January 4, 2011 Comments Off on Cuomo to mix hard choices, optimism in address

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is planning to mix optimism into his first State of the State address along with plans to overhaul state government. Cuomo is set to announce the first of several mergers of agencies ...

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