PARK STRATEGIES NEWSLETTER JUNE 18TH
With legislative session having come to a close late last week, this was a relatively quiet week in Albany as members shifted their focus…
PARK STRATEGIES NEWSLETTER JUNE 11TH
The Legislative Session ended quietly with the Senate gaveling out Thursday evening and the Assembly concluding business early Friday morning. The leaders of both…
PARK STRATEGIES NEWSLETTER JUNE 4TH
Next week marks the final scheduled four days of the legislative session. Government relations teams will be scouring the active lists, and providing legislators…
PARK STRATEGIES NEWSLETTER MAY 28TH
As we celebrate Memorial Day this weekend with remembrance and cook outs, the unofficial and traditional start of summer with the school year winding…
PARK STRATEGIES NEWSLETTER MAY 21ST
With three more weeks to the scheduled conclusion of the 2021 legislative session, it is usually a frenetic time in a state capitol packed…
PARK STRATEGIES NEWSLETTER MAY 14TH
The final four weeks of the 2021 legislative session will kick off with a two-day session week next week and the volume and pace…
PARK STRATEGIES NEWSLETTER MAY 7TH
With just 15 session days remaining on the legislative calendar, the first week of May saw a swirl of activity. The Governor announced continued…
PARK STRATEGIES NEWSLETTER APRIL 30TH
April Showers Usher in COVID Relief, 6 More Weeks of Session
PARK STRATEGIES NEWSLETTER APRIL 23RD
This week was marked by the Legislature’s return from their post budget break and the beginning of the final eight weeks of session, Earth…
PARK STRATEGIES NEWSLETTER APRIL 16TH
With the legislature on break this week, activity in general around the State’s Capitol has been somewhat muted.
COVID-19 Update 4/16/2021
An update on COVID in NYS
PARK STRATEGIES NEWSLETTER APRIL 9TH
With the adult-use marijuana bill signed last Wednesday (Chapter 92, L. 2021), the legislature and the Governor returned their focus to finalizing budget negotiations…
PARK STRATEGIES NEWSLETTER APRIL 2ND
Budget Deadline Missed, Cannabis Legalized
COVID-19 Update 3/30/2021
VACCINE ELIGIBILITY COMING FOR ALL ABOVE 16-YEARS-OF-AGE , WALK UP VACCINATIONS AT NYC SITES, FEDERAL CONCERNS
PARK STRATEGIES NEWSLETTER MARCH 26TH
Spring made its annual appearance over the weekend and the final full week of March was busy as three-way budget negotiations crept forward toward…
COVID-19 Update 3/26/2021
Nursing Homes Open for Visitors
COVID-19 Update 3/23/2021
Vaccine eligibility expansion
PARK STRATEGIES NEWSLETTER MARCH 19TH
The eleventh week of the 2021 legislative session began with both houses dropping their one-house proposals over the weekend (March 6-7).
PARK STRATEGIES NEWSLETTER MARCH 12TH
One-house proposals will likely be introduced over the weekend, establishing baseline positions on spending and associated policy proposals.
PARK STRATEGIES NEWSLETTER MARCH 5TH
This week marks one year since COVID-19 was first diagnosed in New York State.
COVID-19 Update 3/02/2021
Since March of 2020, virtually every individual and business in New York State has felt the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic along with the…
PARK STRATEGIES NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 26TH
As the April 1 deadline to enact a New York State Budget agreement makes an appearance on the horizon, the legislature and the Governor…
PARK STRATEGIES NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 19TH
The legislature was not in this week, observing a scheduled winter break that included the annual Presidents Day observance.
PARK STRATEGIES NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 12TH
February’s typical sprinkling of snow and frigid air did not slow down activity at the state capitol last week with the Governor expanding COVID…
PARK STRATEGIES NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 5TH
The first week of February is a wrap and with Punxsutawney Phil’s less than optimistic prediction for an early spring as a backdrop, we…
2021 State of the State Part 4
On Thursday, January 14, 2021, Governor Cuomo delivered his final speech outlining his 2021 agenda.
2021 State of the State Part 3
On Wednesday, January 13, 2021, Governor Cuomo delivered the third of four speeches outlining his 2021 agenda
2021 State of the State Part 2
On Tuesday, January 12, 2021, Governor Cuomo delivered the second of four speeches outlining his 2021 agenda.
2021 State of the State
On Monday, January 11, Governor Cuomo issued his 11 th State of the State address, commencing a series of four speeches outlining his 2021…