SUNY campuses to be provided directly with COVID-19 vaccines
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I-787 and the former Delaware & Hudson Building, now SUNY Plaza, is seen from above Frontage Road on Friday, April 9, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
ALBANY State University of New York college campuses will be provided directly with allocations of COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate students, faculty and staff against the virus, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Monday.
Cuomo made the announcement at an event at Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood. Although state officials, a county executive and leadership from the college were present, members of the press were allowed to attend. Cuomo has not answered questions in-person from the media in months as he faces multiple scandals alleging personal and professional misconduct. His office said he planned to deliver a coronavirus update later in the day where he would answer questions, presumably via a Zoo
Letter: Green Amendment is the right choice
to the editor
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FILE. Letter writer says, But enshrining the right to a livable environment in the state’s Bill of Rights provides a new avenue for victims of environmental wrong-doing to appeal. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
In objecting to the proposed Green Amendment guaranteeing a right to clean air and water and a healthy environment, Tom Stebbins, executive director of the Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York, is quoted in the article “Deciding to come clean” March 21, as threatening, “This proposed Green Amendment will lead to an explosion of litigation.”
Listen: Woman shares details of alleged Cuomo sexual misconduct
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A member of Governor Andrew Cuomo s security team returns to the Governor s Mansion on Monday, March 1, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
The woman at the center of the most serious allegation of sexual misconduct against Gov. Andrew Cuomo told her story this week to Capitol Bureau Managing Editor Brendan Lyons. On this episode of The Eagle, Lyons shares what he learned from the conversation with the staffer, whose identity is being purposefully withheld.
Content warning: This episode contains graphic depictions of alleged sexual assault. Please take care while listening.
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JCOPE authorizes steps in unnamed investigative matters
Closed-door decision comes as Cuomo faces series of ethics scandals
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George H. Weissman, Joint Commission on Public Ethics commissioner, weighs on whether to release an inspector general s leak probe letter on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, during a meeting in Albany, N.Y. The letter was received last month from the state inspector general s office explaining why it had failed to substantiate an alleged leak from the ethics watchdog s secret deliberations. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
ALBANY The state Joint Commission on Public Ethics discussed and authorized steps concerning unspecified “investigative matters” during a specially-called meeting on Friday.