Kathy Hochul

Our Elders Deserve Better: Families Unite in Their Plea with Governor Hochul to Increase Nursing Home Funding

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Community, Kathy Hochul, Risk, Nursing, Nursing home, NYS, Medicaid, Elderly care, Workforce

"They are not seeking handouts; they are individuals who have given back to their communities and country throughout their lifetimes."

Key Points: 
  • "They are not seeking handouts; they are individuals who have given back to their communities and country throughout their lifetimes."
  • VanVliet and other families are urgently asking NYS residents to STAND UP to the Governor telling her that NY's older adults deserve better.
  • More than 1,000 nursing homes have closed since 2015, and workforce levels are at their lowest since 1994.
  • Families are united in their plea to Governor Hochul: watch their video message.

Ørsted and Eversource Win Bid for Updated Sunrise Wind Project in New York

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
Other Energy, Environment, Utilities, Sustainability, Alternative Energy, Energy, Eversource Energy, Acquisition, Economic development, New Yorker, Capital region, Investment, Wind, Sunrise, Port of Coeymans, Kathy Hochul, Workforce, Development, Renewable energy

New York State has selected Ørsted and Eversource to negotiate a new 25-year contract for their Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm.

Key Points: 
  • New York State has selected Ørsted and Eversource to negotiate a new 25-year contract for their Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm.
  • We’re excited to get shovels in the ground and begin the full scope of onshore construction.”
    Joint venture partners Ørsted and Eversource submitted a new proposal for Sunrise Wind in response to New York’s latest offshore wind solicitation, re-bidding an updated project.
  • The Sunrise Wind design has been reviewed and accepted by all relevant state agencies, and the project has secured all major supplier and project labor agreements.
  • Sunrise Wind has earned broad bipartisan support across New York from local elected officials and business, community, labor and environmental organizations.

Updated Bid for Sunrise Wind Wins New York’s Latest Offshore Wind Solicitation

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
Utilities, Construction & Property, Sustainability, Environment, Alternative Energy, Energy, Urban Planning, Green Technology, Eversource Energy, Acquisition, Investment, Natural gas, Sale, Wind, United Company, COP, Kathy Hochul, Electricity, Water, Renewable energy

Following the recent re-bid of the Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm by joint venture partners Eversource and Ørsted, New York has selected the project in its latest solicitation, New York 4, to deliver substantial economic benefits and advance climate goals.

Key Points: 
  • Following the recent re-bid of the Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm by joint venture partners Eversource and Ørsted, New York has selected the project in its latest solicitation, New York 4, to deliver substantial economic benefits and advance climate goals.
  • The ready-to-build project would be the largest U.S. offshore wind farm upon its completion in 2026.
  • Eversource expects the sale of Sunrise Wind to Ørsted will be completed later this year, subject to customary regulatory approvals.
  • Sunrise Wind will now begin the next steps of finalizing agreements with New York’s energy agency, NYSERDA, on the OREC (Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificates) contract.

GOVERNOR HOCHUL'S BUDGET MUST ADDRESS NURSING HOME CRISIS

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Friday, February 16, 2024
New Yorker, NYS, Nursing, Multimedia, Bed, Elderly care, Freezing, Kathy Hochul, Nursing home, Hospital

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Governor Hochul is proposing massive cuts to Medicaid funding for nursing homes in the 2024-2025 budget that includes $500 million in cuts to nursing homes, freezing the Medicaid operating rate, and an additional $400 million in unidentified cuts to nursing home reimbursement rates. The potential consequences are severe. There is currently a state funding gap of $810 million that directly impacts 97,000 nursing home residents statewide.

Key Points: 
  • There is currently a state funding gap of $810 million that directly impacts 97,000 nursing home residents statewide.
  • Five nursing homes in the Upstate NY area, representing 33% of nursing home residents in Monroe County, are working together as the Alliance for Senior Care in Rochester, urgently appealing to the Governor to address this crisis.
  • According to a recent report,  more than 1,000 nursing homes have closed since 2015 across the nation.
  • The Alliance is urging NYS residents to STAND UP to the Governor telling her that NY's older adults deserve better, and to send a digital letter to the Governor.

New York Governor Visits Belden, Announces Multimillion Dollar Award to Support Syracuse-based Growth Initiatives

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Monday, February 12, 2024
Consumer Electronics, Technology, State, Local, Semiconductor, Security, Telecommunications, Audio, Video, Public Policy, Government, Mobile, Wireless, Hardware, Electronic Design Automation, BDC, New Yorker, Central New York, Empire State Development Corporation, Belden Incorporated, Investment, Growth, PPC, Kathy Hochul, Digital divide, Inc., Senate

Syracuse is home to Belden’s primary Broadband Solutions location, operating under the PPC Broadband brand, where Hochul highlighted key programs in her 2024 New York state budget.

Key Points: 
  • Syracuse is home to Belden’s primary Broadband Solutions location, operating under the PPC Broadband brand, where Hochul highlighted key programs in her 2024 New York state budget.
  • The Governor also announced a flurry of economic and financial awards, including a $1.2 million Empire State Development grant for Belden and a $1.2 million Excelsior Jobs tax credit.
  • “We are honored to welcome Governor Hochul to our Syracuse location,” said Dr. Ashish Chand, Belden President and CEO.
  • Belden’s Syracuse-based operations have focused on growth and expansion, improvements to manufacturing processes, and supporting state and federal programs aimed at bridging the digital divide and spurring economic growth within the broadband sector.

Response to Governor Hochul's 'Back to Basics' Plan to Improve Reading Proficiency

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Thursday, January 25, 2024
Knowledge, Student, BOCES, University, Research, Literacy, Policy, Multimedia, Science, School, League, TRL, Curriculum, Kathy Hochul, Fountas, Reading Recovery, Administrator, Sor, Back to Basics, Compass

We are cautiously optimistic about Governor Hochul's announcement. This moment holds promise for the children of our home state if executed well, and we want it to be successful. We hope that New York State--as well as states across the country that are embarking on similar journeys toward evidence-aligned instruction--leverages the lessons TRL has learned to create significant outcomes for our students.

Key Points: 
  • As individuals, chance experiences led them to learn about the science of reading (SoR).
  • Our expertise has been sought by multiple state education agencies, national education organizations, and educator preparation programs.
  • We have long-term partnerships with over 70 school districts across the U.S. as they align practice and policy to the scientific evidence base on reading.
  • However, true transformation of statewide reading instruction will require more comprehensive learning than what is possible through a microcredential program.

Tobacco-Free Kids Strongly Supports Gov. Hochul's Plan to End Sale of All Flavored Tobacco Products and Increase the Cigarette Tax in New York

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Smoker, Smoking, Black and Brown!, Heated tobacco product, Campaign, Language, African Americans, Sale, Health, Research, Death, Kathy Hochul, Disease, Tobacco industry, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Tobacco, Multimedia

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids strongly supports Governor Kathy Hochul's proposals, included in her state budget today, to prohibit the sale of all flavored tobacco products in New York and increase the state's cigarette tax from $4.35 to $5.35 per pack. Gov. Hochul deserves enormous credit for proposing these bold policies to protect kids from tobacco addiction, advance health equity and save countless lives. These policies will continue New York's leadership in fighting tobacco use – the nation's number one cause of preventable death – and improve health and save lives in the state for generations to come. We urge the New York Legislature to approve these policies during this year's session.

Key Points: 
  • Hochul deserves enormous credit for proposing these bold policies to protect kids from tobacco addiction, advance health equity and save countless lives.
  • Hochul's plan would expand the state's current prohibition on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes by ending the sale of all flavored tobacco products.
  • This is a critically important proposal to stop the tobacco industry's predatory targeting of kids, Black Americans and other groups with flavored products, including menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.
  • The evidence is clear that raising the price of tobacco products is one of the most effective ways to reduce tobacco use, especially among kids.

Tobacco-Free Kids Strongly Supports Gov. Hochul's Call to End Sale of All Flavored Tobacco Products and Increase the Cigarette Tax in New York

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
YO postcode area, Smokeless tobacco, Legislation, Tobacco, Council, Introduction, Research, Smoking, Campaign, Death, Multimedia, Disease, Smoker, African Americans, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Health, State of the State address, Kathy Hochul, Sale

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids strongly supports Governor Kathy Hochul's proposals, made in her State of the State Address today, to prohibit the sale of all flavored tobacco products in New York and increase the state's cigarette tax from $4.35 to $5.35 per pack. Gov. Hochul deserves enormous credit for proposing these bold policies to protect kids from tobacco addiction, advance health equity and save countless lives. These policies will continue New York's leadership in fighting tobacco use – the nation's number one cause of preventable death – and improve health and save lives in the state for generations to come. We urge the New York Legislature to approve these policies during this year's session.

Key Points: 
  • Hochul deserves enormous credit for proposing these bold policies to protect kids from tobacco addiction, advance health equity and save countless lives.
  • Hochul's plan includes introducing legislation to expand the state's current prohibition on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes by ending the sale of all flavored tobacco products.
  • The evidence is clear that raising the price of tobacco products is one of the most effective ways to reduce tobacco use, especially among kids.
  • 577, legislation introduced by Council Member Rita Joseph to end the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes.

ProAmpac Opens Global Collaboration & Innovation Center

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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Packaging, Other Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Product management, Kathy Hochul, Articles, Packaging and labeling, Hochul, Innovation, Economy

In a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul and other New York State and local government officials, as well as Rochester business leaders, ProAmpac today officially opened its new, state of the art Collaboration & Innovation Center .

Key Points: 
  • In a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul and other New York State and local government officials, as well as Rochester business leaders, ProAmpac today officially opened its new, state of the art Collaboration & Innovation Center .
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210714005858/en/
    Flexible Packaging Innovation: Artist rendering of the ProAmpac global Collaboration & Innovation Center in Ogden, N.Y. near Rochester that opened with a July 14, 2021, ribbon-cutting event attended by Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul and other New York State and local officials and regional business leaders.
  • ProAmpac is a global packaging leader with more than 5,800 employees, supplying more than 5,000 customers in 90 countries.
  • ProAmpac is a leading global flexible packaging company with a comprehensive product offering, providing creative packaging solutions, industry-leading customer service and award-winning innovation to a diverse global marketplace.

Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul Joins MetroPlusHealth CEO and New Yorkers at Virtual Town Hall to Stand Up Against Anti-Asian Hate

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Thursday, May 27, 2021
Managed care, Professional services, Health, Insurance, Aggression, Human behavior, Articles, Behavior, Abuse, Kathy Hochul, Discrimination, Bias, Hochul, Hatred

MetroPlusHealth, the five-star rated health plan of choice for over 600,000 New Yorkers, hosted a virtual town hall earlier this month addressing discrimination, bias, and hate against Asian Americans and other New Yorkers.

Key Points: 
  • MetroPlusHealth, the five-star rated health plan of choice for over 600,000 New Yorkers, hosted a virtual town hall earlier this month addressing discrimination, bias, and hate against Asian Americans and other New Yorkers.
  • We need to start changing how we educate our kids at a younger age about the contributions of various ethnic groups, said Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul.
  • Standing together as a community against bias and hate is the surest way to help defeat both, said Dr. Talya Schwartz.
  • For more information about MetroPlusHealth plans, benefits, and services, visit www.metroplus.org or join the conversation at facebook.com/MetroPlusHealth/ and twitter.com/@metroplushealth.