Former Mario Cuomo Counsel Evan Davis on Broken JCOPE By Susan Arbetter New York State PUBLISHED 5:47 PM ET Mar. 09, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:47 PM EST Mar. 09, 2021
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In the annals of government fecklessness, there have been only a handful of moments when the right person at the right time has had the courage to hold up a Bose speaker to our collective lethargy and scream, Wake Up, People!
One of those times was during the McCarthy hearings in 1954. It happened in New York State in 2018 with the Sexual Harassment Working Group. And it’s happening again in Albany, with good government groups on the issue of JCOPE.
PUBLISHED 11:20 AM ET Mar. 10, 2021 PUBLISHED 11:20 AM EST Mar. 10, 2021
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Last month, as specific sexual harassment allegations began to be leveled against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a longtime supporter of his family sent out an essay entitled, Our Extraordinary Governor.
The brief essay by William O Shaughnessy, the owner of a local radio station in Westchester County, heaped lavish praise on the governor, noting he purchased 200 copies of Cuomo s book about the pandemic. I never said he is perfect, he wrote. I am drawn to his defense and cause not alone because he is the son of Matlida Raffa Cuomo and Mario Matthew Cuomo. But I do believe it s in the genes. The genes that make him so extaordinary. We might remember that as they pile on a governor who works so damn hard in our service.
How Will COVID-19 Relief Be Distributed in New York? PUBLISHED 10:03 AM ET Mar. 09, 2021 PUBLISHED March 9, 2021 @10:03 AM
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New York is set to receive both state and local aid in the COVID-19 relief stimulus package set to pass the U.S. House this week.
This bill has massive bipartisan support, as state and local leaders have been calling for direct relief for months.
The state is poised to receive $12.6 billion directly; counties are set to receive $3.9 billion; small cities, towns and villages will receive $825 million; and metro cities will see $6.14 billion.
“Help is on the way,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday.