Assembly Speaker: clear the Governor has lost the confidence of the Assembly Democratic majority.
What Cuomo s next move will be is unclear. He has pledged to fight to stay in office.
Cuomo again contended he never touched anyone inappropriately.
ALBANY – New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Tuesday said Gov. Andrew Cuomo can no longer remain in office, a critical blow to the governor s chances of staying in power after a damning report earlier in the day detailed his sexually harassment of female aides.
Assembly Democrats, who hold a wide majority, met privately on a video conference call for nearly three hours to discuss the report and were largely in agreement to move forward with articles of impeachment if the Democratic governor doesn t resign, lawmakers in attendance told the USA TODAY Network New York.
ALBANY – Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Tuesday said Gov. Andrew Cuomo can no longer remain in office, a critical blow to the governor s chances of staying in power after a damning report earlier in the day detailed his sexually harassment of female aides.
Assembly Democrats, who hold a wide majority, met privately on a video conference call for nearly three hours to discuss the report and were largely in agreement to move forward with articles of impeachment if the Democratic governor doesn t resign, lawmakers in attendance told the USA TODAY Network New York. After our conference this afternoon to discuss the Attorney General s report concerning sexual harassment allegations against Governor Cuomo, it is abundantly clear to me that the Governor has lost the confidence of the Assembly Democratic majority and that he can no longer remain in office, Heastie said in a statement.
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Members of the Illinois Senate Redistricting Committee Southwestern Illinois Subcommittee listen to a speaker during a regional hearing in East St. Louis to gather public input on April 19. Democrats unveiled new legislative maps for Illinois on May 21.
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Two GOP state representatives and two
senators from southern Illinois could be forced to run against each other in the spring 2022 primary if Democrats approve redrawn districts proposed late last week.
Democrats put Republican state Rep. David Friess of Red Bud into a district with Rep. Charlie Meier of Okawville, and drew together GOP Sens. Jason Plummer of Edwardsville and Darren Bailey of Xenia. Redistricting happens every 10 years after the U.S. Census count and is supposed to realign districts with population shifts.