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Deploying DEC Forest Rangers for California Wildfires
January 16, 2025 | 2:11 PM ESTGovernor Hochul announced that a team of 10 Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers is traveling to California to support ongoing efforts to contain wildfires raging in Los Angeles.
Creating Quality, Sustainable Homes in the Southern Tier
January 16, 2025 | 10:53 AM ESTGovernor Hochul announced that construction has begun at Town and Country Apartments, a 256-unit affordable housing development in the city of Binghamton.
Child Care Center Visit Highlights Affordability Agenda
January 15, 2025 | 4:12 PM ESTGovernor Hochul visited the Commission for Economic Opportunity’s Community Resource Center to Highlight her 2025 State of the State Affordability Agenda.
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Governor Hochul announced more than $4.6 million in state funding for programs to expand access and eliminate disparities in health care while helping to increase diversity among the physician workforce.
Governor Hochul announced that major construction is complete on a $6.2 million rehabilitation project that improved the resiliency of the historic Carpenter’s Flats Bridge along State Route 9 in Clinton County.
“Earlier this morning, I was briefed on the truck accident on I-88 in Schenectady County, and State personnel have been closely involved with the response efforts to protect the health and safety of New Yorkers."
Governor Hochul today the U.S. Small Business Administration will offer federal assistance to New Yorkers in Clinton County who were impacted by heavy rains and flooding in July 2023.
Governor Hochul announced that work is underway on a project to transform the Ogdensburg International Airport into a regional transportation hub that will attract new travelers to the area and fuel economic growth throughout the North Country.
“Our top priority is to grow and expand New York's legal cannabis industry while cracking down on the illicit storefronts that continue to plague communities."
Governor Hochul and Seneca Nation of Indians President Rickey L. Armstrong, Sr. met in Buffalo and signed an extension of the current gaming compact between New York State and the Seneca Nation of Indians, which expires December 9, 2023.
Governor Hochul announced 14 landmarks across New York will be illuminated red on the evening of Friday, December 1, in recognition of World AIDS Day.
Governor Hochul announced the completion of construction on the first phase of the Adirondack Rail Trail, a 34-mile, multi-use recreational corridor for outdoor adventurers between Tupper Lake and Lake Placid.
Governor Hochul announced the substantial completion of a $84.2 million infrastructure improvement project on a section of the Thruway (I-90) in Onondaga County.