Start-Up NY Launched

This week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the launch of START-UP NY – the state's most ambitious economic development program in recent history. The initiative, which Cuomo calls "game changing", will create tax-free enterprise zones to attract and grow new businesses state-wide.

The goal is to upscale and accelerate entrepreneurship and job creation, particularly in Upstate New York. The

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NY-Sun to Expand State's PV Capacity by 64 Megawatts

As announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo earlier this month, the NY-Sun Initiative will award $54 million in funds to build 79 large-scale solar energy projects statewide, upping the state's photo voltaic (PV) capacity by 64 megawatts (MW) and making New York a national leader in solar energy generation.

Nevertheless, New York still lags far behind New Jersey and California, each boasting a

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For Religious Right, Women's Equality Act = Abortion

The religious right, galled that New York State has fewer abortion restrictions and greater access to the
procedure than nearly any other American state, seeks to pull the abortion plank out of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed Women's Equality Act.

Perhaps to ensure access to the procedure in the event the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Roe v. Wade decision, Cuomo's proposed legislation would

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50 Years Later, Glass Ceiling Still Unbroken

According to an email blast from Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the federal Equal Pay Act was signed into law 50 years ago today.

In 2013, women in New York State earn 84% of what their male counterparts earn. A woman, over the course of her working lifetime, will earn $500,000 less than a man, which has major implications for older women.

Cuomo's proposed Women’s Equality Act would address wage

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