Listen: FBI investigation into Cuomo task force a new phase in nursing home controversy
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FILE In this Sept. 14, 2018 file photo, Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa, is joined by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as she speaks to reporters during a news conference, in New York. De Rosa, Cuomo s top aide, told top Democrats frustrated with the administration s long-delayed release of data about nursing home deaths that the administration froze over worries about what information was going to be used against us, according to a Democratic lawmaker who attended the Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 meeting and a partial transcript provided by the governor s office. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)Mary Altaffer, STF / APShow MoreShow Less
New York State Assemblyman Mike Lawler is among lawmakers calling for an investigation into nursing home coronavirus deaths in the state.
Embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D., is under fire yet again, this time over accusations of a blatant lack of transparency with the press and only calling on friendly reporters while eluding tough questions.
The Times Union, a widely respected newspaper based in New York’s capital city of Albany, reported Thursday that local reporters are sick of the governor’s tactics. The Legislative Correspondents Association (LCA), made up of dozens of reporters and editors from various news outlets who cover the state Capitol in Albany, sent a letter Monday requesting Cuomo allow reporters to ask at least one follow-up question; diversify which reporters are selected for questions by taking into account race, ethnicity, gender and age; and alert news outlets at least two hours in advance of his public appearances, Times Union reporter Amanda Fri
NY Senate Republican push for subpoena of nursing home data thwarted
Updated Feb 03, 2021;
By Amanda Fries | Times Union, Albany
Albany, N.Y. A last-minute motion for the Senate investigations committee to vote on issuing a subpoena to compel testimony from Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker regarding nursing home coronavirus deaths was squashed and labeled as political by the committee’s chair Monday.
Sen. Thomas O’Mara, a Southern Tier Republican and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Investigations and Government Operations, surprised committee chairman, Hudson Valley Democratic Sen. James Skoufis, when he made the motion to have committee members vote to subpoena Zucker.
Attorneys, advocates demand New York prioritize vaccines in prisons, jails
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2of6Buy PhotoAttorney Mark Mishler speaks during a protest outside the New York State Capitol about state prison conditions on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. The event was part of a zoom meeting type protest with others around the state. There was a chair set up with a computer on it showing the zoom meeting. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
4of6Buy PhotoAntonio Dayter of Albany, left, is one of the protesters who spoke about state prison conditions outside the New York State Capitol on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. The event was part of a zoom meeting type protest with others around the state. There was a chair set up with a computer on it showing the zoom meeting. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less