#Brian Benjamin could hurt Gov. Hochul’s campaign: sources

#Brian Benjamin could hurt Gov. Hochul’s campaign: sources

“Brian Benjamin could hurt Gov. Hochul’s campaign: sources” Gov. Kathy Hochul faces a major dilemma following the revelation that her No. 2 is under federal investigation in an alleged campaign finance scam, political experts said Monday. Veteran Democratic strategist Hank Sheinkopf said that if embattled Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin were to be charged, Hochul would…

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#2nd member named to NY Cannabis Board has weed experience

#2nd member named to NY Cannabis Board has weed experience

“#2nd member named to NY Cannabis Board has weed experience” A lawyer from Buffalo whose expertise includes advising clients on the marijuana industry was named to the state’s new Cannabis Control Board on Wednesday. Adam Perry was appointed by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-The Bronx), who got to choose one of the board’s five members….

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#State Assembly will issue report on Cuomo impeachment probe

#State Assembly will issue report on Cuomo impeachment probe

“#State Assembly will issue report on Cuomo impeachment probe” The state Assembly will issue a public report of the findings resulting from its impeachment probe into disgraced Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Speaker Carl Heastie said Monday. Heastie’s statement comes after facing an avalanche of criticism over the weekend for ruling on Friday the Assembly would suspend…

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#Heastie took ‘coward’s way out’ on Cuomo probe

#Heastie took ‘coward’s way out’ on Cuomo probe

“#Heastie took ‘coward’s way out’ on Cuomo probe” Charlotte Bennett, one of disgraced Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s sex-harass accusers, ripped Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Sunday for taking the “coward’s way out” by ending the impeachment probe into the governor. In a scathing statement, Bennett blasted Heastie for failing to hold Cuomo accountable after a probe…

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#Cuomo impeachment probe suspended after governor resigns despite ‘credible’ evidence of wrongdoing

#Cuomo impeachment probe suspended after governor resigns despite ‘credible’ evidence of wrongdoing

“#Cuomo impeachment probe suspended after governor resigns despite ‘credible’ evidence of wrongdoing” Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said Friday he will “suspend” the impeachment investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo, arguing that the probe was unneeded after the scandal-scarred executive announced his intention to resign, even though investigators had found evidence of misconduct. “[T]he Assembly will suspend its impeachment investigation upon the governor’s resignation taking…

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