[CHILD VICTIMS ACT EXTENSION]
Governor Cuomo: “Last year we passed the Child Victims Act in New York…Because of the reduction in court services due to the virus, we are extending that window for an additional five months until January 14th.”
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[COVID-19\Mental Health]
Governor Cuomo: “Six thousand mental health professionals agreed to volunteer to provide mental health services for people who need it. How beautiful is that?”
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[COVID-19\Defense Production Act]
“The federal government must act decisively now and use its sweeping authority to get as many needed supplies produced as soon as possible.”
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[COVID-19\”New York State of PAUSE”]
This guidance is issued by the New York State Department of Economic Development d/b/a Empire State Development and applies to each business location individually and is intended to assist businesses in determining whether they are an essential business and steps to request such designation.
[COVID-19\School Closings]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed an executive order directing all schools in New York to close by Wednesday, March 18 for two weeks ending April 1.
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[COVID-19\Coronavirus\School Closings]
Governor Cuomo: “We will close these schools but it needs to be done with these contingencies in mind so that children are not harmed and our hospitals aren’t understaffed – otherwise we cut off our nose to spite our face.”
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[Coronavirus\New York]
Gov. Cuomo: “Our challenge now is to test as many people as you can. You are not going to eliminate the spread, but you can limit the spread – testing is very important…I said to the people around this table that I would like to have a goal of 1,000 tests per day.”
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[Trump’s Discriminatory TTP Policy]
Attorney General James: “New Yorkers will not be held hostage by an Administration intent on restraining the sovereign rights of states, while it simultaneously enacts discriminatory policies across the country.”
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[Transportation News\MTA Policing]
State Senator Alessandra Biaggi: “Instead of spending $249 million on a new police force, the MTA should increase bus and train service or make much-needed repairs to our ailing public transportation system. At a time when the MTA is already operating in the red, spending millions to hire more police officers is nonsensical and will just contribute to the over-policing of low-income New Yorkers and communities of color.”
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[New York News\Adoption]
Governor Cuomo: “Where you came from informs who you are, and every New Yorker deserves access to the same birth records – it’s a basic human right. For too many years, adoptees have been wrongly denied access to this information and I am proud to sign this legislation into law and correct this inequity once and for all.”
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