If the governor tried to obstruct any of the investigations
Governor Andrew Cuomo has denied all of these accusations repeatedly.
Attorney General Letitia James is also currently conducting a separate investigation into just the sexual harassment allegations against Governor Cuomo.
Just recently in a Wall Street Journal exclusive, it was revealed that the attorney general has now also broadened the scope of her investigation to include looking into if Larry Schwartz, a top adviser to Cuomo, linked access to COVID-19 vaccines to support for the governor.
According to numerous county executives, they were contacted by Schwartz while Cuomo was facing mounting calls for his resignation after news broke of these sexual harassment allegations.
OSWEGO â Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay announced that he will host a blood drive with city of Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow to benefit the American Red Cross. The drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, May 7 at the Roy C. McCrobie Building at 41 Lake St., Oswego.
âThe Red Cross provides an amazing service with these community blood drives. My office is proud to partner with them and Mayor Barlow to help provide an opportunity for people to donate blood locally. The need for blood is particularly critical due to the restrictions and continued closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. My office is happy to help where we can,â said Leader Barclay.
Update: Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law on Tuesday, including the measure extending the eviction moratorium to Aug. 31.
State lawmakers passed a bill Monday to extend eviction protections for tenants affected by the COVID-19 pandemic amid growing calls for them to protect landlords from further income losses.
Both the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020, touted as one of the strongest pieces of anti-eviction legislation in the nation, and the COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Businesses Act of 2021, meant to provide eviction and foreclosure protection for small businesses, went into effect in late Dec. 2020 and expired on May 1, 2021.
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The top official at the state agency charged with overseeing and maintaining the New York State Capitol on Tuesday in a letter to state lawmakers said a planning process is underway for the building s potential reopening.
Spectrum News, Office of General Services Commissioner RoAnn Destito wrote the public health and safety requirements for the building are currently being reviewed. As the COVID-19 infection rate continues to decrease, we have started the planning process to reopen our buildings safely and in a manner that protects the occupants who work here so they can continue to keep the state government operating as well as the visitors who come to engage with their representatives in New York State government or to view and learn about our historic Capitol s beautiful architecture, art and history, Destito wrote in the letter. All publ
(The Center Square) â New York state lawmakers this week passed a bill to extend a moratorium on evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite Republicans issuing concerns that the measure may do more harm than good.
The votes in the state Senate and Assembly on Monday would take the moratorium, which officially ended Saturday, and push it back to Aug. 31. Under the bill, residents and some businesses experiencing hardships due to the pandemic will not face eviction for another four months.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the bill Tuesday afternoon.
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âTens of thousands of people across the state are still suffering from the impacts of COVID-19. We cannot allow people to lose their homes or businesses and we can t have more people become homeless during this pandemic,â Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz, D-Bronx, a co-sponsor of the measure, said in a statement. âThe extension of the moratorium on evictions and foreclosures is critical to helping famil