2020 State of the State

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced a long list of proposals he will advance in his 2020 State of the State agenda:

1: Preventing Individuals Who Commit a Serious Crime in Another State From Owning a Gun in New York

2: Banning Fentanyl Analogs To Further Combat the Opioid Epidemic

3: Mandating Automatic Manual Recounts in Close Elections

4: Closing the Rape Intoxication Loophole

5: Banning the Use of Single-Use Styrofoam Food Containers in New York State

6: Lowering Prescription Drug Prices for All New Yorkers Through Comprehensive Three-Part Plan

7: Advancing the Strongest Net Neutrality Protections in the United States

8: Protecting Consumers From Abusive Debt Collectors

9: Cracking Down On Retailers Who Sell Illegal Cigarettes

10: Eliminating the Pink Tax

11: Legislation to Prevent Sexual Predators from Using Social Media, Dating Apps and Video Games to Exploit Children

12: Making the “New York Buy American” Act Permanent

13: Developing an Innovative Strategy to Build High Speed Rail in New York

14: Increasing Transparency in Healthcare Costs

15: Legislation Banning Flavored Nicotine Vaping Products and Vaping Ads Aimed at Youth

16: Legalizing Gestational Surrogacy

17: Combating the Scourge of Robocalls

18: Banning Untraceable “Ghost Guns” by Requiring Firearm Parts Be Treated as Guns and Have a Serial Numbers

19: Growing New York’s Craft Beverage Manufacturing Industry by Reforming Antiquated Prohibition Era Laws

20: Passing the First-in-the-Nation Inclusive Equal Rights Amendment

21: Expanding Access to Safe and Affordable Financial Services

22: Preserving 4,000 Acres of Land in the Mid-Hudson Valley

23: Investing $9 Million in Unmanned Aerial System Experimentation and Test Facility at Griffiss International Airport

24: Industry-Leading High Technology Companies to Create More Than 700 Jobs in and Near Rochester’s Downtown Innovation Zone

25: Protecting the Health Lake George’s Waters

26: Rebuilding the Mid-Station Lodge at Whiteface Mountain

27: Transferring Pier 76 Tow Pound to Hudson River Park for Reuse

28: Transforming Buffalo’s North Aud Block

29: $300 Million Plan to Reimagine the Iconic Erie Canal

30: Creating a 21st Century Empire Station Complex in Manhattan

31: Creating the State’s First Comprehensive Education and Workforce Training Center in Syracuse

32: Expanding New York’s $175 Million Workforce Development Initiative to Meet Emerging Job Demand