Governor Cuomo specifically mentioned the founding of a Photonics industry hub in Rochester during his first State of the State address in New York City, promising another round of $750 million in Regional Economic Development funding for Rochester and other Upstate cities. At his second address of the day in Buffalo, Governor Cuomo said that […]
Governor Cuomo wants to make tuition at public colleges free for middle- and low-income New Yorkers. Under his proposal for the so-called Excelsior Scholarship, tuition at state universities and community colleges would be free for any student if they — or their family — earn less than $125,000 a year. The state would supplement existing […]
Governor Cuomo went to Buffalo today to sign a bill to help heroin and opioid drug addicts get treatment. Cuomo is touring the state promoting the bill. It requires insurance companies to pay for greater access to treatment programs for people trying to fight addiction. It made it through the state legislatur e this year […]