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Hochul's test: The state ethics watchdog should probe New York's purchase of millions of pricey COVID tests from a campaign donor – New York Daily News
We’re not sure how the just-formed state Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government receives tips, so consider this editorial a referral to the new watchdog charged with rooting out executive and legislative corruption. As reported by the Albany Times Union, Gov. Hochul’s administration last winter bought 52 million at-home COVID-19 tests for $637 million, paying an average of $12.25 per test, much higher than what other states paid and other suppliers charged. And the seller was a company whose founder and CEO is a maxed-out campaign donor whose family gave almost $300,000 to Hochulâ...
Source: nydailynews.com
