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The New York Post report alleges a Cuomo aide apologized for the state's handling of nursing home death data.

Most WNY state lawmakers want Cuomos COVID emergency powers revoked Ten Republicans and one Democrat say it is time to end the governors ability to change law with the stroke of a pen. Author: Steve Brown, Joseph ORourke Published: 8:40 PM EST February 4, 2021 Updated: 8:40 PM EST February 4, 2021 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Most state lawmakers from Western New York, nearly all of them Republicans, say it is time to revoke Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s emergency p...

A coalition of public defender groups sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo demanding that the state vaccinate incarcerated people against COVID-19. The public

Dozens of Buffalo-area restaurants sue Cuomo for shutdown order Sen. Patrick M. Gallivan also is a petitioner in case challenging Cuomos executive order FacebookTwitterEmail Sen. Patrick Gallivan joined more than 90 restaurants and bars in a lawsuit challenging Gov. Andrew M. Cuomos shutdown order requiring them to close at 10 p.m. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron ALBANY — State Sen. Patrick M. Gallivan and more than 90 Buffalo-area restaurants have filed a petition challenging Gov. And...

Some claim NYS pushed aside a previously developed vaccine distribution model involving counties that apparently worked for a previous serious flu outbreak - H1N1.

New York lawmakers say they are pressing for upgrades in state vaccine program State Senator Sean Ryan, who is a Democrat from Buffalo, describes the current distribution process as "clunky" and "disjointed." Author: Ron Plants Updated: 11:21 PM EST January 25, 2021 BUFFALO, N.Y. — As local governments wait for New York State to distribute more COVID-19 vaccines, the state is in turn pointing its finger at the federal government for errors and shortages when it...

.  As COVID-19 rampages across New York, many localities are confronting another public health disaster: drastic spikes in drug overdoses and new cases of HIV. Fatal overdoses have doubled relative to last year in Albany and Onondaga County, and in 2020 the Rochester area reported more new cases of HIV than had been reported during the previous four years.  Yet medical professions say that widespread access to sterile syringes, a key tool for combatting both problems, is greatly hampered b...

The state will open hundreds of rapid testing sites on a pop-up basis to help theaters, restaurants and offices to more fully open. The state will work with commercial property

Pros & cons to legalizing marijuana in NYS “We’re optimistic that third times the charm" WKBW and last updated 2021-01-06 18:28:13-05 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — “I think this should have been passed years ago,” remarked Governor Andrew Cuomo. Governor Cuomo is once again calling for the legalization and regulation of marijuana for recreational use by adults. WKBW Governor Cuomo is once again calling for the legalization and regulation of marijuana Wednesday. The governor a...

State senator: dining rooms should be reopened to guests, with guidelines Gallivan renewed his call to open restaurants, issuing a statement hours after Andrew Cuomo announced a plan that will allow Bills fans to attend a playoff game. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 5:56 PM EST December 30, 2020 BUFFALO, N.Y. — With restaurants in Orange Zones still only able to open for takeout services, one New York State senator thinks its time to re-evaluate that. Senator Patr...