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The politicians breaking ranks with Cuomo and asking him to resign include a batch of progressive Democrats in the Legislature — as well as Kathleen Rice, a Democratic member of Congress from Long Island. Many Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Robert Ortt, have called for Cuomos resignation. But McLaughlin has faced high-profile complaints of his own. In September 2017, amid McLaughlins initial run for county executive, the Times Union published audio of a female legislative aide...

A collective of former New York state legislative employees on Monday denounced Andrew Cuomo’s apology for his past behaviour, after the governor was accused of sexually harassing multiple women, and called for his removal or resignation. Members of the Sexual Harassment Working Group also said they expected more allegations to follow – and accused Cuomo of “ gaslighting” his accusers. Letitia James, the state attorney general, meanwhile,...

North country legislators react to latest Cuomo accusation New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo from July, 2020. (Source: Credit: mpi43/MediaPunch/IPX via AP) By Scott Atkinson | February 27, 2021 at 9:30 PM EST - Updated February 27 at 9:58 PM State senator Patty Ritchie, Republican of Heuvelton, joined four other female state senators in urging “Attorney General Letitia James appoint a Special Prosecutor to review all of these recent allegations.” “Tonight’s New York Times s...

  Share Source: AP Photo/Mike Groll New York Health Commissioner Howard Zucker faced a panel of furious state lawmakers on Thursday who wanted to know why the Cuomo administration took so long to release a more accurate number of COVID-related nursing home deaths. For months they sat on the information that nearly 15,000 individuals died in state nursing homes because, a Cuomo aide revealed in a leaked call, they feared a DOJ investigation.  “We now know, not directly from you but from oth...

New York: Pro-Suppressor Legislation Introduced Ammoland Inc. Posted on Albany, NY – On January 28 th, Senate Minority Leader Robert Ortt (R, C, IP) reintroduced legislation that seeks to legalize suppressor ownership and hunting in the state of New York.  Senate Bill 3196, which is backed by the American Suppressor Association, has been referred to the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee. If enacted, S. 3196 would bring New York in line with the 42 states where suppressors ...

‘We should have provided more information faster’: Cuomo acknowledges data void in N.Y. nursing home COVID deaths Denis Slattery ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo defended his administration against accusations of wrongdoing on Monday while conceding officials should have been more forthcoming with data related to nursing homes deaths during the COVID crisis. The governor, facing mounting criticism over the state’s handling of elder care facilities and an aide’s admission to lawmake...

The governor, facing mounting criticism over the state’s handling of elder care facilities, took responsibility for information delays personally.

Cuomo says state should have responded to legislators, press sooner Governor stops short of apology, says he created a void information on nursing homes FacebookTwitterEmail 5of5 ALBANY — Following days of turmoil surrounding an admission by the secretary to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo that their office had deliberately withheld data on nursing home deaths, the governor on Monday acknowledged his administration created a "void" by not providing the requested information. The governor declined to exp...

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The body that will run the state’s new publicly-funded elections system is taking...