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This resolution congratulates the New York Liberty, a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team, on winning the 2024 WNBA Championship by defeating the Minnesota Lynx in game five of the finals on October 20, 2024. The resolution highlights the team's remarkable achievements, including being one of the original eight WNBA franchises established in 1996 and making it to the playoffs 19 times and the Finals six times. It specifically recognizes the team members, including players like Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart, and coaches led by Head Coach Sandy Brondello, praising their athletic talent, teamwork, sportsmanship, and dedication. The resolution emphasizes the team's contribution to sports excellence, their ability to inspire others, and their positive representation of the State of New York. It formally resolves to congratulate the team and its coaching staff and directs that copies of the resolution be transmitted to the team members and coaches as a formal acknowledgment of their outstanding accomplishment.

Budget and Finance

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/J47