On Thursday afternoon, WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talked with NY Assemblyman Andy Goodell (R-Chautauqua, District 150) to get his reaction on the $141.6 billion Executive Budget, presented Jan. 21, 2015 by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, along with … [Read more...]
[WATCH] Cuomo Focuses on Education, Criminal Justice and Economic Reforms in 2015-16 Budget
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo Wednesday delivered a combined State of the State address and budget proposal totaling $141.6 billion for the upcoming fiscal year. The governor packaged both the state of the state and the budget rollout into a … [Read more...]
Cuomo to Present State of the State, Budget on Wednesday
ALBANY - In the first State of the State address of his second term, Gov. Andrew Cuomo will present a long list of measures including tax cuts for small business, property tax relief, funding for bridges and subways and efforts to improve … [Read more...]
Cuomo Rolls Out Plan to Change How Juveniles are Prosecuted for Crimes
ALBANY - Gov. Andrew Cuomo will also be delivering his annual state of the state address Wednesday afternoon, before the state senate and assembly in Albany. Prior to the speech, the governor has been slowly rolling out his 2015 Agenda, which he … [Read more...]
Governor Releases 2015 Anti-Poverty Agenda
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 2015 State of the State address is still a couple of days away, but New York’s top executive has already laid out the details for an ambitious, ten-point anti-poverty plan. On Sunday, Cuomo released details of his … [Read more...]
Cuomo to Deliver State of State, 2015-16 Executive Budget on Jan. 21
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo says the 2015-16 Executive Budget will be released and presented together with the 2015 State of the State Address. The 2015 New York State of Opportunity Agenda will be presented by Governor Cuomo on Wednesday, January … [Read more...]
Funeral for Former Governor Mario Cuomo is Tuesday
NEW YORK - The funeral for former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo is scheduled to take place Tuesday in New York City. New York's 52nd Governor died on Jan. 1, 2015 - just hours after his son Andrew Cuomo was sworn into his second term in office as the … [Read more...]
Teresi Pleased with State of the State Address
JAMESTOWN - Governor Andrew Cuomo was “spot on” in addressing the key issues of 2014 in his recent State of the State address, delivered last week in Albany. That’s according to Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi, who on Friday welcomed Regional Economic … [Read more...]
Republicans Support Governor’s Call for NY to be More Business-Friendly
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State address not only received high marks from his fellow members of the Democratic Party, much of it was also well received by Republicans across the state. The region’s state Senator, Cathy Young … [Read more...]
Governor Uses State of the State to Push for Economic Initiatives
ALBANY - New York State is on its way to a full recovery, but there is still much work that needs to be done. That was the overall message from Governor Andrew Cuomo during his fourth state of the state address on Wednesday afternoon. The governor … [Read more...]
