#Joe Biden and China on a collusion course?: Goodwin

#Joe Biden and China on a collusion course?: Goodwin

“#Joe Biden and China on a collusion course?: Goodwin” While reading a New York Times story about the Justice Department plan to drop serious charges against a Chinese tech executive, I looked for the Hunter Biden angle. It wasn’t a long search.  After noting the 2018 arrest in Canada of Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial…

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#Kathy Hochul approves overtime pay increase for hospital workers

#Kathy Hochul approves overtime pay increase for hospital workers

“#Kathy Hochul approves overtime pay increase for hospital workers” Sign up for our special edition newsletter to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced an agreement Wednesday to boost overtime pay at three state university-run hospitals in an effort to stem staff shortages amid the lingering coronavirus pandemic. Nurses and…

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#Hochul, de Blasio defend vax mandates despite legal challenges

#Hochul, de Blasio defend vax mandates despite legal challenges

“#Hochul, de Blasio defend vax mandates despite legal challenges” ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed to proceed with vaccine mandates in New York City and across the Empire State — despite separate legal challenges to the directives.  Hochul said her administration intentionally did not include religious exemptions for the mandatory…

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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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#Gov. Kathy Hochul takes a sharp turn left

#Gov. Kathy Hochul takes a sharp turn left

“#Gov. Kathy Hochul takes a sharp turn left” Maybe we were wrong to cheer Gov. Kathy Hochul’s early decision to run to keep her job in next year’s election: With an eye on the June primary, she’s pandering to the left and, in at least one regard, to Democratic insiders. She began nicely enough, not…

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