#Bill repealing nursing home COVID-19 liability protections approved by Cuomo

#Bill repealing nursing home COVID-19 liability protections approved by Cuomo

“#Bill repealing nursing home COVID-19 liability protections approved by Cuomo” Governor Cuomo repealed a controversial law that shielded nursing homes and other essential businesses from coronavirus related lawsuits Tuesday night. The measure rolled back the “Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act,” which granted health care facilities and workers liability immunity from negligence suits, and comes…

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#NYS lawmakers, Cuomo negotiating fund for illegal immigrants, ex-cons

#NYS lawmakers, Cuomo negotiating fund for illegal immigrants, ex-cons

“#NYS lawmakers, Cuomo negotiating fund for illegal immigrants, ex-cons” New York state lawmakers on Thursday were negotiating a $2.1 billion fund that would give unemployment benefits to illegal immigrants and former inmates — possibly providing some recipients with around $28,000. Legislators and Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office were hashing out details of the “Excluded Worker Fund,”…

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#Can Gov. Cuomo stop the Legislature’s tax-and-spend madness?

#Can Gov. Cuomo stop the Legislature’s tax-and-spend madness?

“#Can Gov. Cuomo stop the Legislature’s tax-and-spend madness?” With the Assembly and state Senate champing at the bit to hike taxes and spend like crazy, the question becomes: Can a badly weakened Gov. Andrew Cuomo stop them? As detailed in Sunday’s Post, lawmakers’ plans risk prompting an exodus of the high earners who actually pay most taxes already — and the…

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#Top Albany leaders silent as Cuomo accusers reach five

#Top Albany leaders silent as Cuomo accusers reach five

“#Top Albany leaders silent as Cuomo accusers reach five” Top leaders in Albany remained silent late Saturday as two more women stepped forward to claim Gov. Andrew Cuomo had behaved inappropriately toward them. State Sen. Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, (D-Westchester), did not immediately back up her stance from days prior, when she said the governor…

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#NY lawmaker wants sex ed for kindergartners

#NY lawmaker wants sex ed for kindergartners

“#NY lawmaker wants sex ed for kindergartners” Get ready for the latest woke wave in education: comprehensive sex ed for kids as young as 5 — thanks to a new bill in the state Senate. Legislation sponsored by state Sen. Samra G. Brouk, a freshman Democrat from Rochester, would tie New York’s health curriculum to…

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