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Cuomo administration s stonewalling goes far beyond nursing home deaths
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New York State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker, left, joins Gov. Andrew Cuomo, center, during a coronavirus briefing. Cuomo s administration has blamed long delays in disclosing public records on the pandemic and the volume of requests. (Office of the Governor)Mike Groll/Office of Gov. CuomoShow MoreShow Less
2of9Buy PhotoGov. Andrew Cuomo, second from left, is joined by State Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker, left, budget director Robert Mujica, second from right, and Beth Garvey, special council and senior advisor, right, during a news briefing on state coronavirus cases, and efforts being taken to contain an outbreak on Thursday, March 5, 2020, in the Red Room at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
State Supreme Court Justice Kimberly O’Connor sided with the conservative Empire Center in her ruling, writing that the state Heath Department violated the law by not promptly providing the records in response to a Freedom of Information Law request filed last August.
State ordered to release data on COVID-19-related nursing homes deaths newsday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
It’s great that the public will finally get to see complete and accurate figures on deaths related to the coronavirus outbreak and nursing homes in the state.