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New York’s First Media Literacy Toolkit for Educators
January 23, 2025 | 3:41 PM ESTGovernor Hochul introduced a resource for teachers to develop students’ ability to analyze, evaluate and assess all forms of media.
Making Water Infrastructure Projects Affordable
January 23, 2025 | 1:35 PM ESTGovernor Hochul announced the Environmental Facilities Corporation Board of Directors approved $273 million in financial assistance for water infrastructure improvement projects across New York State.
Support for Push to Restrict Smartphone Use in Schools
January 23, 2025 | 1:17 PM ESTElected officials, labor leaders and education advocates react to Governor Hochul's push to restrict smartphone use in K-12 schools statewide.
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Governor Hochul with New Jersey Governor Murphy announced that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, in partnership with Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT, is requesting proposals from architecture and engineering firms to guide the Penn Station Reconstruction effort recently outlined in the Penn Station Master Plan study that was announced in the fall.
“For two days our country has heard in painstaking detail from people impacted by gun violence."
Governor Hochul updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19.
Governor Hochul announced that construction has begun on the $41 million rehabilitation and modernization of Colonial II Apartments in the city of Rome in Oneida County.
Governor Hochul announced Niagara and Wyoming Counties achieved accreditation through NY's Local Emergency Management Accreditation Program.
Governor Hochul announced that New York State has been awarded $2.7 million in Reach and Resiliency grant funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand The Emergency Food Assistance Program's reach into remote, rural, Tribal, and low-income areas currently underserved by the program.
Governor Hochul announced a $46 million investment for two pavement improvement projects on the New York State Thruway (I-90) in Erie and Genesee counties.
Governor Hochul announced that Ocean Insight, a spectroscopic systems developer and manufacturer, is ready to expand its Monroe County operations and committing to creating up to 100 new jobs over the next five years.
Governor Hochul announced that the State University of New York Board of Trustees directed all 64 SUNY campuses to update their policies regarding the use of a chosen name and pronouns to ensure that transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary students' identities are fully reflected and represented in campus systems.
La gobernadora Hochul anunció hoy $4,5 millones en fondos para 10 organizaciones a fin de establecer coaliciones de prevención y uso de sustancias en el estado de Nueva York.