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Hochul Launches EXPRESS NY: Cutting Red Tape to Boost Housing, Business, and Infrastructure Statewide

Hochul Launches EXPRESS NY: Cutting Red Tape to Boost Housing, Business, and Infrastructure Statewide

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 Governor Kathy Hochul announced EXPRESS NY, a statewide initiative to slash red tape and speed up housing, infrastructure, and small business approvals, building on her State of the State pledge with submissions open through April 3, according to the Governor's office. She also boosted funding for the Choose Healthy Life program by $6.5 million to enhance health services in underserved communities via Black churches, and named Dr. DeeDee M. Bennett Gayle as the Dr. Hazel Dukes Fellowship recipient. Meanwhile, the state legislature kicked off its 2026 joint budget hearings from January 27 to February 26, allowing public input on Hochul's executive budget proposal, as reported by the NFIB.

In business news, Saratoga County is emerging as a hub for advanced manufacturing, with GlobalFoundries planning a $12 billion investment in semiconductors, onsemi partnering for components, and Enron committing $2 billion for a facility creating 1,000 jobs, per the Albany Business Journal. Employment laws tightened as of January 1, with salary thresholds for exempt status rising to $66,300 annually in NYC, Long Island, and Westchester, and $62,353 elsewhere, according to K&L Gates. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged taxing the rich to close a $7 billion budget gap during Albany visits, while pushing for better state-city ties, City & State New York reports.

Community efforts include progressive priorities like universal childcare funding and recycling reforms in Local Progress NY's 2026 toolkit. Public safety saw a teen rescue a child from ice in Queens, per ABC7NY, amid over 10,000 nurses returning post-strike. The January-February cold wave brought deadly chill, with NYC logging 17 exposure deaths, including 13 homeless individuals, and Watertown hitting -34°F, as detailed by Wikipedia and AccuWeather; late snow arrived February 14, CBS News forecasts trace to 2 inches north and west of the city.

Looking Ahead: Watch budget hearings wrap February 26, EXPRESS NY ideas deadline April 3, a potential noncompete ban via S4641A, and Supreme Court rulings on congressional maps by late February that could reshape elections.

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