PUBLISHED 11:30 AM ET Jan. 14, 2021 PUBLISHED 11:30 AM EST Jan. 14, 2021
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for a major push to revamp New York s crumbling infrastructure, calling it key to elevating the state s economy amid the doldrums of the pandemic-induced recession.
Cuomo, giving the fourth and final portion of his State of the State agenda that began on Monday, compared the effort to Franklin Roosevelt s New Deal first launched in Albany in the depths of the Great Depression. It raised physical structures and it raised spirits, Cuomo said. Confidence is essential in our rebirth.
Indeed, Cuomo hopes a similar effort will be a New York-wide morale boost after a difficult year.
Upstate Republicans Split Over Trump Impeachment PUBLISHED 5:19 AM ET Jan. 13, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:19 AM EST Jan. 13, 2021
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Upstate New York Republicans in Congress are split over whether President Trump should be impeached or censured in the coming days as the new Biden administration prepares to take office.
The disparate views from lawmakers like Rep. Elise Stefanik, a staunch supporter of the president; Rep. John Katko, who backs impeachment; and Rep. Tom Reed, who is seeking to chart a middle path; reflect the uncertain path ahead for Republicans a week after a mob of the president s supporters stormed the Capitol building.
The newest GOP member of the delegation, Rep. Chris Jacobs, also opposed the president s removal in the Tuesday night vote to invoke the 25th amendment.