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New York State Government

State annouces dates for 2020 Minority and Women-Owned Business Expo

Feb 18, 2020

Expos in Western New York, Southern Tier, Mohawk Valley and Long Island will provide information and resources to help MWBEs compete for state contracts

New York State Government

NY Green Bank reports strongest quarter to date, portfolio at more than $900M

NewsPlexus Media

Feb 18, 2020

The NY Green Bank announced last week that the fourth quarter of 2019 was its strongest to date, adding $117.5 million to its current portfolio — more capital committed than any prior quarter.

Politics

U.S. Funds Hmong Refugees for Deportation

Valentina Vang

Feb 17, 2020

The U.S. is finding a way to reintegrate Hmong refugees back to Laos. There is no explanations as to why, but just on how they are going to make it happen: by using the U.S. tax money. There are so many conflicted emotions going on between several different groups of people, but of course, especially the Hmong community. There's many unfair actions and judgements that all we can do is fight back and stand up for ourselves.

New York State Government

Senate Dems pass package of code enforcement legislation

NewsPlexus Media

Feb 16, 2020

The Senate Majority has advanced a package of legislation, resulting from a state-wide investigation and report, to improve public safety by addressing code enforcement failures in New York.

New York State Government

OSC: Transparency and fiscal unknowns are cause for concern in Executive Budget

NewsPlexus Media

Feb 14, 2020

The 2020-21 Executive Budget reflects significant fiscal challenges, related to higher than expected spending in the state’s Medicaid program, despite projections for healthy gains in tax receipts and continued growth in the economy, according to the state comptroller.

New York State Government

NYS receives less US funding relative to taxes paid than any other state

NewsPlexus Media

Jan 27, 2020

The state’s public policy research authority has released its annual report analyzing the distribution of federal budget receipts and expenditures across the U.S., which found that New York continues to contribute more in taxes to the US govt than they get back in federal spending — the worst disparity among all 50 states over the last four years.

New York State Government

State enacts legislation establishing new regulations for hemp production in NY

NewsPlexus Media

Jan 24, 2020

The governor has signed legislation recreating the regulatory framework for the production and retail sales of hemp products in New York state.

Culture

Education Inequalities

Valentina Vang

Jan 11, 2020

Education is one of the biggest things that matters to us, to the whole world. It's a place where we can learn and experience new things. It helps us achieve the goals we want. It gives us opportunities to grow and reach our career dreams. It helps shape us into the person we want to be, and that is why we depend on education so much. There are many reasonings to why we want to go into school, but there are also many reasons on why some people can't get the education they would like to have. That is why I will be sharing about why education is unequal and how it affects others, but also about how we can demolish the inequality in education.

New York State Government

Proposed law would establish immigrants’ right to legal counsel

NewsPlexus Media

Jan 17, 2020

A new law proposed by Sen. Brad Hoylman, D-Manhattan, would establish a universal right to legal counsel in federal immigration court proceedings for income-eligible New York residents and other immigrants whose court proceedings are determined to have a relevant connection with New York state.