Capitol Confidential
By Edward McKinley
on April 2, 2021 at 6:30 AM
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo broke the rules set by JCOPE in allowing staffers to volunteer their time to help him write his memoir on the COVID-19 pandemic. (TU)
Cuomo signed the HALT Solitary Confinement Act into law late Wednesday night, which places new restrictions on the practice in the state, including a ban on holding people in solitary for more than 15 days. (TU)
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The Capitol Pressroom talked to Becky Preve about the effort to vaccinate homebound seniors, where she said the Cuomo administration is working on a plan to create a statewide approach, which is something AARP has called for. “The state plan is currently in the works .. I would anticipate within the next few weeks we would have some type of statewide directive on the vaccine rollout for the homebound.” (WCNY)