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Creator:
New York (State). Counsel to the Governor
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This series consists primarily of documents obtained by the Special Counsel to Governor George Pataki in connection with the governor's investigation of potential ethics violations made by then-New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi. Records were supplied mostly by the Office of the State Comptroller .........
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Repository:
New York State Archives
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New York (State). Governor (1995-2006 : Pataki)
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Series:
B1726
Dates:
1995
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These files consist of briefing notes prepared for Governor George E. Pataki before he spoke at meetings, bill signings, dinners, and other public events. The notes pertain to business, government, religious, and community organizations and include background information on organizations, reasons for .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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New York (State). Governor (1995-2006 : Pataki)
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This series consists of copies of all of the files that comprised the official Web presence of the Office of the Governor (www.state.ny.us/governor) as of 29 December 2006, a few days before Governor George E. Pataki (1995-2006) left office. It contains the texts of Governor Pataki's State of the State .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Governor (1995-2006 : Pataki)
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This series consists of archival copies of the official website of the State of New York produced at the end of the administration of Governor George E. Pataki (1995-2006). Most of the information contained within these copies was created by the Office of the Governor..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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New York (State). Department of Economic Development
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This series contains videocassettes and correspondence files generated by the Deputy Commissioner for Business Development's office. The records document this office's responsibilities within the Department of Economic Development for promoting business development and tourism within New York State. .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Series:
13686
Dates:
1933, 1936, 1956-1958, 1976-2006
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Executive Chamber staff maintained these records as a central file of press releases announcing the governor's appointment or nomination of persons to various councils, committees, task forces, commissions, boards, panels, and other state positions. Included are appointments and nominations for State .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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New York (State). Department of Correctional Services
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This series consists of a draft report created in September 2003 by the Attica Task Force. Based on petitions from the Forgotten Victims of Attica (FVOA) group, the report addresses compensation for employee injuries and deaths from the Attica Correctional Facility riot of 1971; right to conduct an .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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New York State Council on the Arts
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Series:
B2652
Dates:
1985-2002
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This series contains select video recordings of the Governor's Arts Awards from 1985-2002. These edited videos were produced by commercial, private, and affiliate cable channels and were possibly broadcast on PBS and cable stations statewide. This series also includes PSA's produced by the New York .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Office of the Lieutenant Governor
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This series contains subject files generated by the Quality Community Interagency Working Group. Included are records from the Community Center Revitalization Committee, State Leadership and Interagency Coordination Subcommittee, and the Technology Advancement Subcommittee..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Governor
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Series:
A0612
Dates:
1883-1936, 1955-1958, 1998-2006
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This series documents the governor's power to appoint or nominate for appointment certain officials, as authorized by the State Constitution and numerous legislative acts. The correspondence consists mainly of letters from persons requesting appointment; letters and petitions recommending persons for .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner Thomas E. Sobol
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Series:
W0107
Dates:
1975-1995
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This series includes correspondence, meeting agenda and minutes, and reports documenting State Education Commissioner Thomas E. Sobol's administration. Records document the daily operations of the commissioner's office, the functions of the Department's major program areas, and the Department's positions .........
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...New Compact as part of a nationwide trend towards academic decentralization at the state level. Following up on the recommendations of "A New Compact for Learning," in 1992 Sobol undertook a major reorganization of the New York State Education Department. In response to staff reductions, and what he saw as the need for greater cooperation, efficiency, and customer focus, Sobol abolished the department's bureaus and divisions, and restructured staff into interdisciplinary teams responsible for policy, central services, and regional services. In addition, the functions of higher education services and regulation of professions were merged into the Office of Higher and Professional Education. Sobol served as Commissioner of Education and President of the University of the State of New York until his resignation on June 30, 1995. He cited irrevocable differences with new Governor George Pataki's philosophy of government as the reason for his stepping down. Their relationship had been strained through Pataki's attacks on the Board of Regents and the State Education Department, and his promise to trim what he viewed as the Department's excessive bureaucracy and elitism. Sobol did not entirely disagree with the goal of reducing bureaucracy, but felt that the Governor went too far in his pursuit of it, and was advocating policies that would deprive schools of needed funding. Upon his resignation, Sobol accepted an endowed position of Christian A. Johnson Professor of Outstanding Educational Practice at Teachers College, Columbia University, which he held until 2006....
Repository:
New York State Archives
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