Monday Morning Memo and More
Insight and News for YouEach week, Jack provides insight for the week ahead with a look back into what happened in New York government the week before. Each Memo is posted here, but get it first when you subscribe.
Monday Morning Memo – Feb 17
Good Morning from Federal Hall (and Happy President's Day)... While President Trump celebrated President's Day Weekend by taking a lap at Daytona 500 in the "Beast" (pictured below), State Legislators wrapped up Joint Budget Hearings last week and headed back to...
Monday Morning Memo – Feb 10
Good Morning from Hearing Room B... <The Medicaid Redesign Team 2.0 membership was announced last week by Governor Andrew Cuomo. Key appointees include Robert Megna (pictured, left), former budget director under Governors Cuomo and Patterson and current Vice...
Monday Morning Memo – Feb 3
Good Morning from Hearing Room B... The New York State Budget process began in earnest last week with Joint Legislative Budget Hearings on Health, Environmental Conservation, Transportation, and Human Services. You can watch the hearings and access agendas...
Monday Morning Memo – Jan 27
Good Morning from New York... Last week, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo introduced his $178 billion State Fiscal Year 2020-21 Executive Budget—read the Budget Bills here. The budget theoretically remedies several of the issues driving the current $6 billion deficit and...
Monday Morning Memo – Jan 20
Good Morning from New York... Governor Andrew M. Cuomo will present his Executive Budget tomorrow. New York is facing a $6 billion deficit—the largest of Cuomo’s tenure—and everyone involved with state government is eagerly, and in many cases anxiously, awaiting the...
Monday Morning Memo – Jan 13
Good Morning from New York... The 2020 Legislative Session kicked off last week with Governor Andrew Cuomo's State of the State Address. Cuomo proposed a long list of policy proposals that, for the most part, held little surprises. The address included a $3 billion...