President and CEO, New York Power Authority
While New York won national acclaim last year for passing landmark climate change legislation, Gil Quiniones has spent nearly a decade pursuing ambitious green energy policies at the helm of the New York Power Authority. Besides running NYPA, a major energy producer and utility largely driven by hydropower, Quiniones has shaped the governor’s Reforming the Energy Vision initiative, which aims to harness private markets and technological innovations to boost renewable energy and increased efficiency.
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Chairman, President and CEO; New York President, Con Edison
It will be the end of an era come January when John McAvoy resigns as president and CEO of Con Edison. McAvoy’s retirement reshuffles the top ranks of the influential utility, which is among the nation’s largest. Timothy Cawley, who leads Con Ed’s New York subsidiary, will succeed McAvoy as head of the parent corporation, while Matt Ketschke, a senior vice president,
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By Jimmy Vielkind Advocacy groups said they are disappointed that the New York state Capitol remains closed to the general public on the eve of a legislative session where lawmakers will consider raising taxes, adjusting the state budget and legalizing marijuana for recreational use. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, with the support of Democratic leaders of the state Assembly and Senate, closed the Capitol to visitors on March 14 after two state legislators tested positive for the coronavirus. Access restrictions have remained in place since the spring, and both chambers of the Legislature passed resolutions allowing members to cast their votes remotely. The halls of the Capitol normally crowded with besuited lobbyists, chanting protesters, bustling bureaucrats and lawmakers were quiet this year, as officials enacted a $178 billion budget and passed laws overhauling policing practices.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) When the City of Rochester s Office of Public Integrity released its report on the actions of Mayor Lovely Warren and her senior city manager concerning the death of Daniel Prude, the report said it did not have direct access to certain text messages from the police chief to the mayor.
Why? Because the texts were sent to the mayor s personal cell phone.
So News10NBC looked into whether those texts are public records.
The short answer, based on conversations with First Amendment attorneys and the state s Committee on Open Government, is yes.
Mayor Lovely Warren (left) and La Ron Singletary (right).