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Former Aide Accuses Governor Cuomo of Sexual Harassment, and Other News from the Week
Catch up on all the news you might have missed with our handy summary of the weekâs top stories.
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Feb 26, 2021
Catch up on all the news you might have missed with our handy summary of the weekâs top stories.
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A former aide accuses New York Governor Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been under fire recently for covering up how his administration’s nursing home orders resulted in thousands of deaths during the coronavirus pandemic. This week, disturbing allegations have reprised more troubles for the governor, this time alleging a long history of sexual harassment.
Hamilton: Death penalty’s risks are too high for state By: Arnold Hamilton Guest Columnist February 25, 2021
Arnold Hamilton
Exhibit A: the death penalty.
As it now stands, neither house is expected to take a deep dive into, much less seriously debate, state-sponsored executions, even though it’s long past time for Oklahoma to end the bloodlust.
Yet somehow, the statehouse powers-that-be can make time to take up measures aimed at maximizing Republican political power – including temporarily filling U.S. Senate vacancies and taking steps to thwart the new Democratic president’s alleged desire to seize guns.
Let’s contrast what passes for serious lawmaking in Oklahoma these days with what’s happening in Virginia, another state with a sordid history of exacting official state revenge.
Death-penalty repeal legislation in Virginia will move to Governor Ralph Northam’s desk, after both houses approved the bill passed earlier in the session…