The two top former legislative leaders face retrial on corruption charges, and officials involved in Cuomo's signature Buffalo Billion
economic development program go to court in the spring.
During the hearing, several lawmakers told Zemsky that they want more oversight of
the economic development programs going forward, and will need more details before they approve more money.
Not exact matches
The
program, which helps communities apply environmentally responsible approaches to sustainable
development, is based on the idea that
economic growth and conservation can
go hand - in - hand, rather than being in conflict.
John Johnson, Executive Director, The Technology Farm said, «Governor Cuomo's Graduate to Homeownership
Program will be an important boost to our region's efforts to attract young entrepreneurs and
goes hand - in - hand with the
economic development we seek in the Finger Lakes.»
«We are looking at a variety of
economic development programs across the state, some of which may impact that but again, when you do have an investigation
going on, we're also very mindful of not doing anything that would interfere or impede with the work of prosecutors,» DiNapoli said.
Last month, Empire State
Development CEO Howard Zemsky defended the program at a legislative hearing, saying, «It's a very small piece of the puzzle of economic development, which is going extraordinarily w
Development CEO Howard Zemsky defended the
program at a legislative hearing, saying, «It's a very small piece of the puzzle of
economic development, which is going extraordinarily w
development, which is
going extraordinarily well.»
One of the other subpoenas
went to Empire State
Development, New York State's economic development agency, which is providing funding for t
Development, New York State's
economic development agency, which is providing funding for t
development agency, which is providing funding for the
program.
But Flanagan
went out of his way to criticize one of Governor Cuomo's proudest achievements, his
economic development programs, specifically Cuomo's Regional Economic Development C
economic development programs, specifically Cuomo's Regional Economic Developmen
development programs, specifically Cuomo's Regional
Economic Development C
Economic DevelopmentDevelopment Councils.
The governor and those closest to him must stop
going out of their way to make excuses for ill - conceived insider deals masked as
economic development programs.
Ethics reform is being discussed, but in a year where both former leaders of the legislature have been sentenced to prison, and there's on
going state and federal investigations of the governor's
economic development programs, it's unclear what will ultimately be agreed upon.
Tuesday's news also comes as former Cuomo top aide Joe Percoco is scheduled to
go on trial later this month in a federal bribery case involving the state's
economic development programs.
Miner agrees, saying the billions of dollars the state won in financial settlements should not have
gone to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's
economic development programs.
But Flanagan
went out of his way to criticize one of Cuomo's proudest achievements, his
economic development programs, specifically the Regional Economic Development C
economic development programs, specifically the Regional Economic Developmen
development programs, specifically the Regional
Economic Development C
Economic DevelopmentDevelopment Councils.
That wasn't the case Wednesday, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo's
economic development czar Howard Zemsky alternately jousted with, rebutted and generally went head - to - head with lawmakers who posed pointed questions about job creation programs overseen by Empire State Develop
development czar Howard Zemsky alternately jousted with, rebutted and generally
went head - to - head with lawmakers who posed pointed questions about job creation
programs overseen by Empire State
DevelopmentDevelopment Corp..
«We've been waiting for this day for a long time — we've been denied normal
economic development for the past 100 years and this road is
going to open so many opportunities and partnerships with industry and
programs such as EDIP and will open many, many doors.