PUBLISHED 8:11 PM ET Apr. 26, 2021 PUBLISHED 8:11 PM EDT Apr. 26, 2021
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Governor Andrew Cuomo’s COVID-19 emergency powers have remained unchecked, critics say.
In March 2020, while COVID-19 was sweeping the state, lawmakers granted the governor broad emergency powers that allowed him to override any state and local law.
Just recently, state lawmakers passed a bill that would limit that authority, with some Democrats claiming that this was a rollback of Cuomo’s emergency powers.
However, many lawmakers say this legislation does not go far enough.
“Ask a local business who s been impacted by these mandates whether anything has majorly changed for them since they supposedly took the powers away,” Assemblyman Edward Ra said. “They re still at the whims of the governor on a day-to-day basis, and in particular, the bars and restaurants, I think, feel very singled out at this point.”
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Fulfills Key Component of Governor s 2021 State of the State Agenda
Legislation (S.854-A/A.1248-A) Establishes the Office of Cannabis Management; Expands New York s Existing Medical Marijuana Program; Establishes a Licensing System; and Creates a Social and Economic Equity Program Encouraging Individuals Disproportionately Impacted by Cannabis Enforcement to Participate in Industry
Tax Collection Projected to Reach $350 Million Annually and Potentially Create 30,000 to 60,000 Jobs
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed legislation (S.854-A/A.1248-A) legalizing adult-use cannabis, fulfilling a key component of his 2021 State of the State agenda. The bill signing comes after the Governor, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced this past Sunday, March 28, that an agreement had been reached on the legislation. The bill establishes the Office of Cannabis Management to implement a comprehensive regulatory framework that cove
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Cuomo sidesteps resignation question amid investigations PUBLISHED 2:55 PM ET Apr. 21, 2021 PUBLISHED 2:55 PM EDT Apr. 21, 2021
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The investigations into the multiple controversies facing Gov. Andrew Cuomo will continue to not elicit a public comment from the governor himself.
Cuomo on Wednesday declined to say whether he would resign if an investigation being conducted by Attorney General Letitia James into allegations of sexual harassment or inappropriate behavior concludes he violated the law. Let s see what the review says and we ll take it from there, Cuomo said, pointing to his own time as attorney general and the efforts made to avoid public comments about investigations.