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CDTA to get $51.7M in federal COVID aid, Albany Airport $13.4M | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 ALBANY — The massive new federal COVID relief plan contains $51.7 million for CDTA and $13.4 million for Albany International Airport. It’s part of $480 million in funding for upstate airports and transit systems in the American Rescue Plan, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said Monday. Mass transit systems have seen greatly reduced ridership this past year, as remote work and layoffs cut the number of commuters traveling locally while shutdowns and restrictions cut into air ...

The embattled governor's comments came on the day his party in New York and beyond turned sharply against him following allegations of harassment as well as sweeping criticism of Cuomo for keeping secret how many nursing home residents died of COVID-19 for months. Cuomo's growing list of detractors now covers virtually every region in the state and the political power centers of New York City and Washington. A majority of Democrats in the state legislature and all but a handful of the state's 29-member congressional delegation have called on him to step down. The escalating political crisis j...

Governor Cuomo’s Fate: Remember Al Franken Editorial of The New York Sun | March 12, 2021 https://www.nysun.com/editorials/governor-cuomos-fate-remember-al-franken/91448/ The louder and more numerous the calls for Andrew Cuomo to resign the governorship of New York in the wake of allegations of sexual harassment, the more the Sun is inclined to urge him to hold out for impeachment. We have no particular investment in Mr. Cuomo’s tenure in Albany. We do have an investment in the idea of due process, which is fully sketched in the state Constitution to which Mr. Cuomo and most of his critics...

Tonight, we have breaking news as we come on the air. governor cuomo defiant today, still just moments ago tonight new york's senators schumer and gillibrand saying governor cuomo should resign. the governor today refusing to step down amid growing calls. more than a dozen members of new york's congressional delegation calling for him to resign now. for him to resign, including congressman jerry nadler and alexandria ocasio-cortez. it comes amid allegations from six women of misconduct, current and former staff. and tonight, that news just in from new york's senators. stephanie ramos standing ...

Federal COVID relief bill contains millions for Capital Region cities, counties, towns | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 Local and county governments in New York stand to gain billions under the $1.9 trillion federal stimulus package approved by the U.S. Senate over the weekend. With the House taking the measure up Monday, the package could be forwarded later this week to President Joe Biden, who has made the massive spending plan a priority. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., estimated the impact on New York state at around $100 billion. As previously reported, the direct ben...