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Governor Kathy Hochul announced the Empire State MWBE Hub, a new mobile-friendly platform to modernize MWBE certification, appeals, customer service and the certified-business directory. The system is available at mwbe.esd.ny.gov and will coordinate with Erie County and the City of Buffalo JCC.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Sen. Rick Scott say the bipartisan CLEAR LABELS Act cleared the Senate HELP Committee 21-1; the bill would require prescription drug labels to disclose manufacturing origins for drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients.

New York State and OMH published plain‑language infographics on July 23, 2026, summarizing progress across 23 mental‑health program areas funded since Gov. Hochul’s $1 billion initiative.

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Please see attached.-- Lynn M. Dearmyershe/herChairwoman, Cheektowaga Democratic Committee

Governor Kathy Hochul told the Wall Street Journal that New York is temporarily pausing new hyperscale AI data centers (50 MW+) while it writes rules to protect ratepayers, communities and infrastructure, and said existing facilities and smaller projects can continue.