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Despite bipartisan calls for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign, most Cayuga County-area state lawmakers aren t ready to get on board the growing bandwagon.Â
Cuomo is facing sexual harassment allegations from two former aides, Lindsey Boylan and Charlotte Bennett. Boylan, who detailed her account in a post last week, said the governor gave her an unwanted kiss after a meeting in his New York City office. Bennett told the New York Times that the governor asked her personal questions and expressed openness to relationships with women in their 20s.Â
A third woman, Anna Ruch, shared her story with the New York Times on Monday. Ruch, who isn t a state government employee, said Cuomo made an unwanted advance at a wedding in 2019. A photo provided to the Times shows Cuomo holding Ruch s face with both hands. Ruch said he asked if he could kiss her.Â
The New York State Legislature announced Tuesday that it will pass legislation to immediately strip Gov. Andrew Cuomo of emergency powers granted to him at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year.