Governor Cuomo to give State of the State address Wednesday

Two years into his first term as governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo will deliver his annual State of the State address today at 1:30 p.m. from Albany.

In addition to discussing Sandy recovery, Cuomo is expected to propose an assault weapons ban.

In case you miss it, we’ll be posting a recap on QueensCourier.com.

Here are some facts about the State of the State from the governor’s website:

The State of the State address allows the governor to lay out his yearly agenda for the legislators and the people of New York.
Article XIII section 4 of the state constitution sets the day for the beginning of the legislative term as the first Wednesday after the first Monday in the month of January.
The State of the State address was traditionally held in the assembly chamber until Governor Andrew Cuomo moved it to the convention center.
Even today, the actual State of the State is a document given by the governor to the legislative leaders and not the speech that accompanies it.
The State of the State address used to be known as the Governor’s Annual Message until 1975 when Governor Hugh Carey referred to it as the State of the State.
Only three governors, Charles Poletti, John Tayler and Horace White, have never given a State of the State message.
Colonial governors gave speeches, but our first governors after winning Independence thought that was too pretentious and so instead delivered a written message to the legislature.