3 Mar 2021 The Republican Governors Association (RGA) is seeking to determine the extent of coordination between Democrat Govs. Andrew Cuomo (NY) and Gretchen Whitmer (MI) on the controversial policy of putting coronavirus-infected patients into nursing homes to recuperate. The group filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with Whitmer Tuesday to obtain communications between the two state executives and their aides. According to the RGA: Last month, it was revealed that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo lied to the American people during the COVID-19 crisis. Governor Cuomo and his staff tried to cover up the actual number of those who died because of his policies. He forced nursing homes to accept patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19.