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In a strategic move to combat rising living costs, Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a $3 billion Inflation Refund initiative aimed at easing financial burdens for 8.6 million New Yorkers, including 620,000 households in Western New York. The proposal, funded by surplus sales tax revenue, will deliver direct payments of $300 to individuals earning under… Read more: Governor Kathy Hochul Unveils $3 Billion Inflation Relief Initiative for New York Residents

President-elect Donald Trump delivered his first rally-style speech since winning the 2024 election at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday, December 22, 2024[1][2][3]. The event, billed as the “largest celebration of our constitutional rights and freedoms,” drew thousands of supporters[3][5]. During his 75-minute speech, Trump focused on several key points: While attempting… Read more:  Donald Trump speaks at Turning Point USA event in Phoenix Arizona December 22 2024 – Video

On Saturday, December 21, 2024, the President Joe Biden signed into law: H.R. 10545, the “American Relief Act, 2025”, which provides fiscal year 2025 appropriations to Federal agencies through March 14, 2025, for continuing projects and activities of the Federal Government; provides disaster relief appropriations and economic assistance to farmers; extends the Agriculture Improvement Act of… Read more: White House. Bill H.R. 10545

– New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Tourism + Conventions President and CEO Julie Coker today announced a new end-of-year tourism forecast that shows the city’s continued strong economic growth and reputation as a global tourist destination. In 2024, nearly 65 million visitors came to New York City — the second-highest figure in city… Read more: Mayor Eric Adams Celebrates Nearly 65 Million Visitors to NYC in 2024, Second Highest Number of Visitors in City History

The bipartisan funding bill I just signed keeps the government open and delivers the urgently needed disaster relief that I requested for recovering communities as well as the funds needed to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge.  This agreement represents a compromise, which means neither side got everything it wanted. But it rejects the accelerated pathway… Read more: Statement from President Joe Biden on the Bipartisan Government Funding Bill

First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer: Good morning, everyone. Thanks to all of you for being here. My name is Maria Torres-Springer. I’m the first deputy mayor for the City of New York, and I’m so excited to be joined by colleagues and partners across the administration as we celebrate yet another year where the mayor and… Read more: Mayor Adams and Administration Deliver Safer, More Affordable New York City in 2024

Upon taking office in 2021, President Biden and his Administration immediately got to work addressing the shocks that were roiling global supply chains and moved swiftly to secure key industries for America’s economy and national security. Everything in our lives—the food we eat, the medicines in our hospitals, the energy that powers our homes, the… Read more: White House. Biden-⁠Harris Administration Marks Progress Strengthening America’s Supply Chains

The New York State Department of State today released a bold, multifaceted $3.5 million Strategic Investment Plan to implement the agency’s South Shore Estuary Reserve (SSER) program. The plan includes programs to be funded over the next two years that will accomplish many goals and priorities in the SSER Comprehensive Management Plan, including water quality… Read more: NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELEASES $3.5 MILLION STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PLAN TO PROTECT AND RESTORE LONG ISLAND’S SOUTH SHORE ESTUARY RESERVE

On December 17, U.S. Principal Deputy National Security Advisor (PDNSA) Jon Finer, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, and Indian Ambassador to the United States Vinay Kwatra traveled to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, to mark the significant progress the United States and India have made to strengthen space cooperation, including under the… Read more: White House. The United States and India Advance Growing Space Partnership

– New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the appointment of James Stratford as the executive director of the New York City Young Men’s Initiative. Stratford brings to the role over two decades of experience within the nonprofit and youth development space. A native New Yorker, Stratford grew up participating in city-led programs such as… Read more: NEW YORK. Mayor Adams Appoints James Stratford as Executive Director of New York City Young Men’s Initiative

December 17, 2024  – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that the city and its partners have won approximately $40 million in competitive grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2024 Clean Heavy Duty Vehicles Program. The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services’ (DCAS) $17.3 million award will allow the… Read more: Mayor Eric Adams Announces New York City has won $40 Million in EPA Grants to Electrify Heavy-Duty Vehicles, School Buses

Menashe Shapiro, Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the Mayor: Good evening again and welcome back to the People’s House, to Gracie Mansion, where the 110th mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, demonstrates his unique devotion to the cultural mosaic that is New York City by welcoming each and every group of people… Read more: NYC Mayor Adams Hosts Reception in Celebration of Chanukah