PUBLISHED 6:00 PM ET Jan. 22, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:00 PM EST Jan. 22, 2021
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Vaccinating 19 million or so New Yorkers was never going to be an easy task. States across the country have struggled with the rollout of the distribution to end the coronavirus pandemic. Supplies have lagged far behind demand.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has blamed the federal government for the supply bottleneck. New York is going week to week after its initial batch doses was exhausted on Friday, he said at a news conference. Local officials, however, are pointing to Albany, not Washington, for the problems.
Larry Schwartz, a longtime advisor to Cuomo brought in to help handle the vaccine distribution, said in an interview with Spectrum News the fault lies with the failed Trump administration s rollout.
By Susan Arbetter City of Albany PUBLISHED 6:56 PM ET Jan. 22, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:56 PM EST Jan. 22, 2021
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The New York State Assembly is poised to give second passage to a constitutional amendment that says New Yorkers “have a right to clean air and water, and a healthful environment.”
It’s not yet clear when the legislation (A1368) will be up for a vote.
What You Need To Know
If the Assembly passes the so-called “Green Constitutional Amendment”, it will appear on your ballot in November
If a majority of the voting public votes “yes, all New Yorkers will “have a right to clean air and water, and a healthful environment