State Republican leaders Thursday asked New Yorkers to call and complain to representatives who continue to support Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the heels of new details about his administration overriding state health officials to conceal the total number of COVID-19 deaths in state congregate facilities.
State Republican Committee Chairman Nicholas Langworthy on Thursday blasted the Democratic-led state Legislature and lawmakers who have not pressed Cuomo to step down or continue to protect him in the wake of a multitude of investigations, including a federal probe into the stateâs counting and reporting of public COVID-19 death data.
âAs his nursing home cover-up continues to unravel and the scandals pile up, so do Andrew Cuomoâs lies,â Langworthy said Thursday inside the Onondaga County Republican Committee Headquarters in East Syracuse. âHeâs been lying to New Yorkers for well over a year.â
Thirty high school students from the Hudson Valley were honored Thursday with induction into New York s fourth class of My Brother s Keeper fellows.
My Brother s Keeper is a national initiative started by President Obama that aims to increase opportunities for boys and young men of color. Education leaders in New York have embraced the initiative since 2016, delivering financial support to community-based MBK programs. To the young men that are present, please understand that New York State MBK was created for you, said Board of Regents Chancellor Lester Young to hundreds of students across the state at a virtual symposium Thursday. That suggests that you are special. That you are somebody. No matter what anyone says, always remember: you are special, and you are something.
NY lawmakers pass bill allowing only electric cars to be sold by 2035
Updated Apr 30, 8:32 AM;
Posted Apr 30, 8:32 AM
New York State lawmakers have passed a bill requiring that all new vehicles sales in the state be zero-emission vehicles by 2035. (Hope Davison | MLive.com)Hope Davison
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. By 2035, all new cars sold in the state of New York will be zero-emission vehicles.
On Monday, the New York State Senate approved a host of environmental justice bills, including one that will require that all new passenger cars and trucks sold in the state be zero-emission vehicles by 2035.
Republicans rap Democrat âgas taxâ; price of gasoline, home heat could go way up
WWNY Republicans rap Democrat âgas taxâ; price of gasoline, home heat could go way up By Scott Atkinson | April 28, 2021 at 5:49 PM EDT - Updated April 28 at 6:42 PM
ALBANY, N.Y. (WWNY) - A proposal from the Democratic majority in the New York state legislature would likely send the cost of a gallon of gas up considerably.
Heating your home would get more expensive as well.
The bill now making its way through the legislature would raise $15 billion for environmental issues - helping fund green energy projects and assisting communities already struggling with the effects of climate change.
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