ALBANY, NY—Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who combined his State of the State and budget messages into one address on Wednesday, presented his proposed $141.6-billion budget to the State Legislature.

ANNAPOLIS, MD—With a steady snow coming down, Larry Hogan took the oath of office as governor on Wednesday at the state house here promising to run his administration in a bi-partisan fashion.

BALTIMORE—Maryland Live and Horseshoe Baltimore, Maryland's two largest casinos, have asked state regulators for permission to scrap approximately 300 slot machines at their respective facilities and add more lucrative table games.

BOSTON—Statistics don't lie when it comes to the strength of the Boston commercial markets in 2015. Coming into the year, the city's Downtown posted its highest office space absorption in almost a decade.

MIAMI—Adler Realty Services, a division of the Adler Group, has expanded its third-party brokerage team and looks to more than double its team by the end of this year.

MIAMI—The new Walmart at 3200 NW. 79th St in North Miami opened for business after a ribbon-cutting ceremony today

ARLINGTON, VA—The American Diabetes Association will be relocating later this year from its current headquarters at 1701 N. Beauregard St. in Alexandria, VA to approximately 70,000 square feet of space at Vornado Realty Trust's 2451 Crystal Drive in Crystal City.

WASHINGTON, DC—The General Services Administration, after receiving some feedback from interested development teams, has loosened some bidding requirements in connection with the new FBI headquarters search process.