#Hochul is keeping voters in the dark on key issues

#Hochul is keeping voters in the dark on key issues

“Hochul is keeping voters in the dark on key issues” Gov. Kathy Hochul, who calls herself a “Biden Democrat,” is using the Hidin’ Biden strategy (sans the basement): She’s not only ducking reporters; she’s also keeping critical info — like the state’s fiscal situation — under wraps. Voters can safely assume she’s burying bad budget…

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#Cuomo’s sick call cut psych beds

#Cuomo’s sick call cut psych beds

“Cuomo’s sick call cut psych beds” One of Andrew Cuomo’s more dubious legacies was his push to “transform” mental health in New York by getting rid of psychiatric hospital beds that he said New York didn’t need. Statewide, there were about 10,200 beds in 2014; now there are about 9,100. Though previous waves of “deinstitutionalization”…

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#We’re in the dog days of Andrew Cuomo

#We’re in the dog days of Andrew Cuomo

“We’re in the dog days of Andrew Cuomo” I do not love Andrew Cuomo. Were New York foreign soil, Andrew would have been its czar. I was very close to Gov. Mario, his father. We loved each other. Did dinners together. He escorted me to the governor’s mansion — showed me its private spaces — from…

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#COVID’s second death toll damns our ‘experts’

#COVID’s second death toll damns our ‘experts’

“COVID’s second death toll damns our ‘experts’” COVID has killed a million-plus Americans. But the disastrous US policy response — blunt-instrument shutdowns and endless fear-mongering — has inflicted its own terrible toll, per numbers gathered in a Wall Street Journal report.  One ugly example: Data show a serious spike in deaths from heart attacks (4.1%)…

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