Newly Elected Orange County Politician Reflects on Being a Caregiver in the Time of COVID PUBLISHED 5:49 PM ET Feb. 18, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:49 PM EST Feb. 18, 2021
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Many people now find themselves in an unfamiliar position because of the coronavirus pandemic for example – becoming a caregiver for a loved one, for example.
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Raquel Lozano was elected to Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District last November
She has been her 76-year-old grandmother s caregiver for six years
The COVID-19 pandemic has made taking care of her more difficult, Lozano said
Raquel Lozano, 24, said she became her 76-year-old grandmother’s caregiver about six years ago, but the pandemic has made that responsiblity more difficult.
Assemblyman Ron Kim Says Cuomo Threatened Him in Phone Call PUBLISHED 3:45 PM ET Feb. 17, 2021 PUBLISHED 3:45 PM EST Feb. 17, 2021
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday took the unusual step of criticizing Assemblyman Ron Kim by name in a conference call with reporters.
When the call had ended, it became clear why: Kim alleged in interview with The New York Timesand CNN that Cuomo threatened to destroy him in a phone call last week.
Cuomo s office in a statement called Kim a liar.
The phone call from Cuomo came amid The New York Post first reporting a top aide to the governor, Melissa DeRosa, told lawmakers in a meeting that week the administration had withheld nursing home data from the public over concerns of a federal inquiry into the matter.