Red Cross teams spring into action during times of tragedy PUBLISHED 5:46 PM ET Apr. 12, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:46 PM EDT Apr. 12, 2021
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When tragedy strikes, first responders are always the first there.
But in the background lies a Red Cross team dedicated to getting those affected back on track. Whether it be financially, or pointing them in the right direction and where to go next, they are the Disaster Action Team.
“We turn tragedy into hope, Eastern New York Disaster Action Team lead Jay Belfiore says. It’s a group of people that when people have the worst day of their life, we go out and try and give them hope to move on to the next step.”
Cuomo hopes for swift filling of top court vacancies PUBLISHED 5:43 AM ET Apr. 13, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:43 AM EDT Apr. 13, 2021
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a conference call with reporters Monday said he will move quickly to fill multiple vacancies on the state Court of Appeals in the coming weeks.
Nominations to the state s highest court are largely considered pro forma events and often receive swift confirmation in the state Senate. But the vacancies and nominating process come as Democrats in the state Senate have called for Cuomo s resignation amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior.
The Court of Appeals is entirely composed of Cuomo s appointees due to the timing of retirements during his decade-long tenure in the governor s office. The Court of Appeals would preside over any impeachment trial of Cuomo in the state Senate.
PUBLISHED 8:23 PM ET Apr. 05, 2021 PUBLISHED 8:23 PM EDT Apr. 05, 2021
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The end is in sight.
The New York state budget is now five days late, but lawmakers and the governor say they are “close” to finalizing a budget deal.
“We have a conceptual agreement on all issues, I think it s fair to say, the Senate, the Assembly, and myself,” Governor Andrew Cuomo said during a press conference on Monday. “They are working it through with their conferences. We’re dotting some i’s, we re crossing some t s. But that s where we are.”
In the meantime, lawmakers did introduce three more budget bills over the weekend.
PUBLISHED 4:56 AM ET Apr. 05, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:56 AM EDT Apr. 05, 2021
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State lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo are yet to reach a finalized agreement for a state budget, though smaller deals are in place to provide for property tax relief for middle-income homeowners as well as a tuition freeze at public colleges and universities in New York while increasing taxes largely on wealthier New Yorkers and corporations by more than $4 billion.
Snags remain over legalizing mobile sports gambling, a fund to aid people like undocumented immigrants who did receive boosted federal unemployment aid during the pandemic, and how to fund an expansion of universal pre-kindergarten statewide.