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Three months ago, top aides to Governor Andrew Cuomo met with a handful of Democratic state lawmakers to discuss why his administration waited months and months to release data on the number of nursing home residents who died of COVID-19 in hospitals. State politics would never be the same.
A scathing report on nursing home deaths by Attorney General Letitia James was bad enough, but the governor’s political problems escalated when the press found out that Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa had told legislators that the administration withheld data showing the true extent of nursing home deaths last year because they did not want then-President Donald Trump to find out.
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Fulfills Key Component of Governor s 2021 State of the State Agenda
Legislation (S.854-A/A.1248-A) Establishes the Office of Cannabis Management; Expands New York s Existing Medical Marijuana Program; Establishes a Licensing System; and Creates a Social and Economic Equity Program Encouraging Individuals Disproportionately Impacted by Cannabis Enforcement to Participate in Industry
Tax Collection Projected to Reach $350 Million Annually and Potentially Create 30,000 to 60,000 Jobs
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed legislation (S.854-A/A.1248-A) legalizing adult-use cannabis, fulfilling a key component of his 2021 State of the State agenda. The bill signing comes after the Governor, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced this past Sunday, March 28, that an agreement had been reached on the legislation. The bill establishes the Office of Cannabis Management to implement a comprehensive regulatory framework that cove
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It is likely that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is not too happy about the latest Siena College poll. His favorability among registered voters has hit a record low, with a majority disapproving of the job he has been doing in recent weeks. Just a third of them say they would support a bid for a fourth term in office, and a plurality of 44% of those polled believe he has sexually harassed his aides. “They do these polls all the time,” Cuomo told reporters at a Monday virtual press conference. “I ll tell you the truth: I don t put too much stock in them.”
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared in Buffalo Friday, during which he signed legislation requiring internet providers offer $15-per-month online service to qualified low-income households.
Cuomo appeared at the Northland Workforce Training Center in Buffalo, where he signed the legislation.
He explained that the COVID pandemic highlighted the many inequalities faced by many in communities of color, including internet access. Such access, he and bill supporters say, is no longer a luxury but a necessity.
“Now you can apply for a new job, you can apply for new training and for new skills, so much information on the internet. Yes, but you have to be able to get there and you need access to broadband, Cuomo said. You can connect with loved one. You can access government services, you can get a driver s license, you can get a vaccination appointment. All done faster and easier than ever before, if you have broadband.”