New Jersey, New York hide full details of virus spending
Updated Dec 19, 2020;
Posted Dec 19, 2020
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, right, watches as Maritza Beniquez reacts after receiving a vaccination for COVID-19 at University Hospital in Newark, NJ. Beniquez was the first person in New Jersey to receive the vaccination. (Kirsten Luce for The New York Times Kirsten Luce
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New York and New Jersey, early hot spots during the COVID-19 pandemic, have so far declined to release detailed breakdowns of their spending on personal protective gear and medical equipment during the first frenzied months of the virus outbreak.
The administration of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, said the state spent $830 million through nearly 400 contracts on protective gear and durable medical equipment from March through November.
New York, New Jersey hide full details of virus spending
By MARINA VILLENEUVE and MIKE CATALINIDecember 19, 2020 GMT
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) New York and New Jersey, early hot spots during the COVID-19 pandemic, have so far declined to release detailed breakdowns of their spending on personal protective gear and medical equipment during the first frenzied months of the virus outbreak.
The administration of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, said the state spent $830 million through nearly 400 contracts on protective gear and durable medical equipment from March through November.
An online database maintained by the state comptroller’s office lists basic information about those deals, including names of vendors and the dates and amounts of payments.