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Most WNY state lawmakers want Cuomo's COVID emergency powers revoked Ten Republicans and one Democrat say it is time to end the governor's ability to change law with the stroke of a pen. Author: Steve Brown, Joseph O'Rourke Published: 8:40 PM EST February 4, 2021 Updated: 8:40 PM EST February 4, 2021 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Most state lawmakers from Western New York, nearly all of them Republicans, say it is time to revoke Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s emergency powers to address the coronavirus pandemic. Eleven of the 18 area lawmakers say they want an end t...

New York Legislature begins 2021 session as violence erupts outside and in D.C. FacebookTwitterEmail 27 1of27Buy PhotoSpeaker Carl Heastie presides over a mostly-virtual session during the first day of the 2021 legislative session on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in the Assembly Chamber at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of27Buy PhotoA package of sanitizer wipes are opened as Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul presides over the New York State Senate during first day of the 2021 legislative session on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, i...

2:11 New York state lawmakers held a special December session Monday to enact new protections for tenants unable to meet rent payments, due to pandemic-related job losses and other financial challenges.  Even though the new legislative session officially begins on Jan. 6, Democratic Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said the rent protections could not wait for another week. Stewart-Cousins said the measure is “sending out a lifeline of hope to millions of New Yorkers who will now be able to stay in their homes.”  The legislation places a temporary stay on evictions and some mortgage...

New York State lawmakers held a special December session Monday to enact new protections for tenants unable to meet rent payments, due to pandemic related job losses and other financial challenges.

New York state lawmakers held a special December session Monday to enact the legislation. Even though the new legislative session officially begins on Jan. 6, Democratic Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said the rent protections could not wait another week. Stewart-Cousins said the measure is “sending out a lifeline of hope to millions of New Yorkers who will now be able to stay in their homes.” The legislation places a temporary stay on evictions and some mortgage foreclosures until May 1. Tenants unable to meet rent payments need to submit a form to their landlords declaring finan...