#NY Assembly GOP eyes Cuomo ‘impeachment commission’ amid nursing home scandal

#NY Assembly GOP eyes Cuomo ‘impeachment commission’ amid nursing home scandal

“#NY Assembly GOP eyes Cuomo ‘impeachment commission’ amid nursing home scandal” State Assembly Republicans are moving to form an impeachment commission “to gather facts and evidence” surrounding Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “handling and subsequent cover-up of the COVID-19 crisis in nursing homes” across New York, they announced Thursday. The Assembly Republican Conference next week will introduce…

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#Albany lawmakers pass bills aimed at cleaning up housing bias

#Albany lawmakers pass bills aimed at cleaning up housing bias

“#Albany lawmakers pass bills aimed at cleaning up housing bias” ALBANY — State Senate Democrats passed a package of bills Monday designed to clean up discriminatory and predatory practices in the housing market.  The 11 bills includes a measure that would require the state attorney general’s office to conduct a yearly investigation into how minorities…

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#NY Senate Democrats block subpoena for COVID nursing home data

#NY Senate Democrats block subpoena for COVID nursing home data

“#NY Senate Democrats block subpoena for COVID nursing home data” Democrats who control the state Senate blocked a motion Monday to subpoena records of the Cuomo administration seeking a fuller accounting of nursing home residents who died from the coronavirus. The motion was made by Sen. Thomas O’Mara, the ranking Republican on the Investigations Committee…

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#NY Republicans roll out plan to aid ailing eateries

#NY Republicans roll out plan to aid ailing eateries

“#NY Republicans roll out plan to aid ailing eateries” Republican state lawmakers blasted Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday for refusing to say when New York City restaurants can resume indoor dining — and unveiled a series of measures intended to aid the state’s struggling hospitality industry. The plan — timed to coincide with this year’s…

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#Albany’s planning more pain for New York in 2021

#Albany’s planning more pain for New York in 2021

“#Albany’s planning more pain for New York in 2021” Fasten your seatbelts for the new year, New York: With Democrats now boasting veto-proof supermajorities in both the Assembly and the state Senate, and several Democratic Socialists joining the ranks, the left is emboldened — and that spells big trouble. “We recognize the mandate we’ve been…

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#Democrats claim veto-proof majority in the New York state Senate

#Democrats claim veto-proof majority in the New York state Senate

“#Democrats claim veto-proof majority in the New York state Senate” Democratic leaders of the state Senate claimed a major victory Monday saying their party’s candidates have secured a veto-proof majority — potentially giving them more leverage with fellow Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo in crafting the state budget, tax policy and other legislation. Senate Majority Leader…

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#Brooklyn Sen. Kevin Parker is running for NYC comptroller

#Brooklyn Sen. Kevin Parker is running for NYC comptroller

“#Brooklyn Sen. Kevin Parker is running for NYC comptroller” This brawling candidate will give new meaning to grappling with finances if he’s elected city comptroller. Brooklyn state Sen. Kevin Parker — whose volcanic eruptions include attacking a Post photographer, punching a traffic agent and telling a GOP spokeswoman to “kill yourself” — announced on NY1…

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