Governor Cuomo has issued an executive order, telling health care and insurance providers they have to keep giving New Yorkers the coverage mandated under Obamacare. Cuomo is applying the Affordable Care Act principals requiring insurers to cover pre-existing conditions and not to discriminate by age or gender. That makes New York the first state to […]
Governor Cuomo has responded to President Trump’s pullout from the Paris Climate Accord by committing New York State to follow the agreement, and by launching a multi-state United States Climate Alliance together with California and Washington State. The Paris agreement laid out a framework for countries to phase out use of fossil fuels and adopt […]
Governor Cuomo’s Office says up to $5 million is being made available in grants for small businesses that have suffered damage or losses because of this spring’s Lake Ontario flooding. Small businesses can get up to $20,000 for repair or replacement of real property that’s been damaged or destroyed, including equipment, furniture and inventory. Empire […]