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Statement From NY Governor Kathy Hochul
“In the hours since the federal government released their memo threatening to slash $3 trillion in federal funding, millions of New Yorkers have voiced their fears that this unprecedented step would take away their health care, defund their local law enforcement agencies, block repairs to roads and bridges and so much more. “The federal government…
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New York. Pro-housing Communities: Governor Hochul Announces More Than $100 Million Awarded to Projects in Communities Committed to Building More Housing
Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul announced new investments of more than $100 million for projects located in certified Pro-Housing Communities, part of a total $123 million allocated as part of the latest round of the State’s Regional Economic Development Council initiative. Governor Hochul’s Pro-Housing Communities initiative allocates up to $650 million each year in discretionary funds for…
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New York. Free Online Tax Filing With Ease: Governor Hochul Announces Direct File Program is Now Available
Governor Kathy Hochul today urged New Yorkers to consider using the Direct File program in New York State to ease the burden of filing taxes. The joint project with the IRS, available starting today, allows taxpayers to file their federal and state taxes online at no cost. Building on Governor Hochul’s initiative to make New…
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New York. Mayor Adams, HPD, and NYPL Celebrate Milestone in Grand Concourse Library Project to Build 100 Percent Affordable Housing, Create new, State-of-the-Art Facility
January 28, 2025 – New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Adolfo Carrion Jr., and New York Public Library (NYPL) President and CEO Anthony W. Marx today announced their search for a development partner to create a brand-new state-of-the-art library with 100 percent affordable housing…
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Mayor Adams’ Statement on Federal Administration’s Office of Management and Budget Pause to Federal Grant Funding and Impact to New York City
January 28, 2025 NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today released the following statement following the federal administration’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announcement that it would pause funding to different federal programs across the nation, including to New York City, which has received an average of $11.8 billion in federal grants…
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New York. Mayor Adams’ Statement on Homeland Security Operation in NYC Last Night
January 28, 2025 NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams released the following statement on a federal criminal operation early this morning led by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and supported by other federal agencies, as well as the New York City Police Department (NYPD) as authorized under law: “Early this morning…
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DONALD TRUMP. REINSTATING SERVICE MEMBERS DISCHARGED UNDER THE MILITARY’S COVID-19 VACCINATION MANDATE
EXECUTIVE ORDER January 27, 2025 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and Policy. On August 24, 2021, the Secretary of Defense mandated that all service members receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The Secretary of Defense later…
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White House.President Donald Trump Restores Merit and Lethality to America’s Armed Forces
January 27, 2025 ELIMINATING RACE- AND SEX-BASED DISCRIMINATION WITHIN THE ARMED FORCES: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to restore merit and lethality to America’s fighting force. ENDING AN ERA OF ASSAULT ON MILITARY DISCIPLINE AND CULTURE: Foreign adversaries are strengthening their fighting forces every day while the United States has deliberately been focused…
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White House. The Iron Dome for America
EXECUTIVE ORDER January 27, 2025 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including my authority as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. The threat of attack by ballistic, hypersonic, and…
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New York Launches Media Literacy Toolkit for Educators Amid Concerns Over Online Misinformation – Is It Legal?
Governor Hochul Releases New York’s First Media Literacy Toolkit for Educators Governor Kathy Hochul … announced the release of New York’s first ‘Media Literacy’ toolkit for educators. Following a surge in online hate speech in November 2023 and after it was revealed that the perpetrator of the Tops mass shooting in Buffalo was radicalized online, Governor Hochul directed the…
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NY Governor Hochul Announces Expansion of the Suffolk Crime Analysis Center
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the expansion of the Suffolk Crime Analysis Center, one of 11 in the nationally recognized, one-of-a-kind network funded and supported by the State Division of Criminal Justice Services in partnership with local law enforcement agencies statewide. New York State invested nearly $1 million to triple the center’s size and double…
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D.C. JUDGE STANDS IN THE WAY OF J6ERS RELEASE
Recent developments indicate that some January 6 defendants are facing delays in their release from a Washington, D.C. jail, despite President Donald Trump’s executive order offering pardons, dismissals, or commutations[1]. While two brothers were released on January 21, 2025, reports suggest that other defendants remain incarcerated[1]. The situation appears complex, with several factors contributing to…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Executive Order 47 January 24, 2025
On January 24, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams signed Executive Order 47, establishing and formalizing the Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Services (MONS) to improve collaboration between New York City and nonprofit organizations that provide vital human services to the city’s most vulnerable populations. The order mandates that mayoral agencies engaged in significant contracting or funding with…
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REMARKS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP AT THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM – Video
Via Teleconference 11:06 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much, Klaus. And hello to everyone in beautiful Davos. This has been a truly historic week in the United States. Three days ago, I took the oath of office, and we began the golden age of America. The recent presidential election was…
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Mayor Eric Adams Announces New York City has Connected Victims of Benefits Theft to Nearly $48 Million in Replacement Funds
– New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Molly Wasow Park today announced that the city has helped nearly 95,000 low-income households whose vital public benefits were electronically stolen recover nearly $48 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Cash Assistance (CA) benefits over the last 16…
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Priorities and Mission of the Second Trump Administration’s U.S. Department of State
Serving as America’s 72nd Secretary of State is the highest honor of my professional life. President Trump has given me a clear direction to place our core national interest as the guiding mission of American foreign policy. Every dollar we spend, every program we fund, and every policy we pursue must be justified with the answer to three simple questions: To…
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New York State Motto Change: From ‘Excelsior’ to ‘Excelsior e Pluribus Unum’ Under Cuomo’s 2021 Leadership
New York State Motto Change: The Narrowing of “Excelsior” to “Excelsior e Pluribus Unum” — A Symbolic Shift with Political Consequences In April 2020, the state of New York passed the 2021 budget, which quietly but significantly altered the state’s long-standing motto. The change introduced “E Pluribus Unum” as a secondary motto beneath “Excelsior” on…
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Crime: Two North Korean Nationals and Three Facilitators Indicted for Multi-Year Fraudulent Remote Information Technology Worker Scheme that Generated Revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
The Justice Department today announced the indictment of North Korean nationals Jin Sung-Il (진성일) and Pak Jin-Song (박진성), Mexican national Pedro Ernesto Alonso De Los Reyes, and U.S. nationals Erick Ntekereze Prince and Emanuel Ashtor for a fraudulent scheme to obtain remote information technology (IT) work with U.S. companies that generated revenue for the Democratic…
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EBT Scam Alert
Important changes to replacement for stolen SNAP and Temporary Assistance (TA) benefits: Federal authorization to replace stolen SNAP benefits ended on December 20, 2024. Local social services districts are not allowed to issue SNAP replacement benefits for theft that occurs on or after December 21, 2024. You can still file claims to replace stolen SNAP…
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White House. President Donald J. Trump Ends DEI Madness and Restores Excellence and Safety within the Federal Aviation Administration
January 22, 2025 FLIGHTS SHOULD BE SUPERVISED BY THE BEST EMPLOYEES: President Donald J. Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum terminating a Biden Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) hiring policy that prioritized diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) over safety and efficiency. MILLIONS OF AMERICANS RELY ON SAFE, TIMELY AIR TRAVEL EVERY DAY: Safety and competence…