This series is composed of messages to the legislature from Governors Dewey, Harriman and Rockefeller. There is also one message from Lieutenant Governor Malcolm Wilson.The series consists of annual messages, which provide the listing of programs the Governor would like to institute that year; special messages intend to garner support for legislative bills recommended by the governor; and veto and approval messages, which respond to bills passed by the legislature and rationales for gubernatorial approval or disapproval.
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