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Source: DiNapoli: State Tax Revenues $3 Billion Below Last Year | Office of the New York State Comptroller

December 17, 2020. On this snowy day, I have a simple message that we can all agree with. We want to slow the spread, we want to avoid shutdowns, and together we can do it. We slow the spread by being smart during the holiday season. It’s a difficult situation and people need to come […]

Source: Prison visits halted | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

* Hospitalizations continue to rise statewide, and daily deaths are back in the triple digits, according to data released by Cuomo today. “If we slow the spread, we can avoid any more economic shutdowns,” the governor said at a press conference held in Kingston. While the latest numbers suggest New York is doing better than […]

Source: New York State minimum wage 2021: A raise is coming – syracuse.com

Source: CCC board votes to cut department | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Cuomo considers raising taxes on the wealthy to close budget gap | NCPR News

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update co-sponsored by Fontas Advisors

Source: Q&A with Chad Dawson about resigning from the APA | Adirondack Explorer

December 15, 2020. Everything we have done from the start of this pandemic has been based on the facts, and the facts are that COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all on the rise across the country. We are on an unsustainable trajectory and if we don’t act now, hospitals could become overwhelmed in January. […]

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update co-sponsored by Fontas Advisors

December 14, 2020. Today, history was made when Sandra Lindsay, a frontline ICU nurse and New Yorker, became the first American to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in a non-trial setting. Sandra received the vaccination at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens. After her vaccination, I asked Sandra over Zoom how she felt and what […]

Source: New York headed for shutdown if Covid trajectory doesn’t change, Cuomo says – syracuse.com

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update co-sponsored by Fontas Advisors

Source: On Twitter, former Cuomo aide alleges sexual harassment by governor

Source: New York State DMV warns of new text messaging scam

Source: Chad Dawson announces he will resign from APA board | Adirondack Explorer

“Starting Monday, December 14th, indoor dining in New York City will be suspended.” December 11, 2020. Last night, New York’s independent COVID-19 Clinical Advisory Task Force unanimously approved the FDA vaccine panel’s decision to recommend the Pfizer vaccine. The Task Force, which is chaired by Nobel laureate Dr. Charles Rice, was able to review data […]

Source: Governor Cuomo Announces Second Phase of Empire State Digital with Ritual and PayPal to Support New York Restaurants and Food Service Industry | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Source: Cuomo offers deepest look at sources of COVID spread

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

December 10, 2020 As we continue to see the number of COVID-19 cases surge across the nation, it is beyond critical that we ensure hospitals, and hospital systems as a whole, develop additional capacity and prepare to work cooperatively with each other to prevent any one facility from becoming overwhelmed. This work is already underway […]

Source: Cuomo to suspend all in-person press conferences – syracuse.com

December 9, 2020. The FDA is expected to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine as soon as tomorrow and New York is expected to receive an initial allocation of 170,000 doses as soon as this weekend. As part of the distribution, the State will set up 90 cold storage sites as regional distribution centers that are capable […]

Source: NY COVID vaccine: Number of doses to be distributed in each region