Most WNY state lawmakers want Cuomo s COVID emergency powers revoked
Ten Republicans and one Democrat say it is time to end the governor s ability to change law with the stroke of a pen. Author: Steve Brown, Joseph O Rourke Published: 8:40 PM EST February 4, 2021 Updated: 8:40 PM EST February 4, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. Most state lawmakers from Western New York, nearly all of them Republicans, say it is time to revoke Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s emergency powers to address the coronavirus pandemic.
Eleven of the 18 area lawmakers say they want an end to the governor’s special authority.
In the past week, 2 On Your Side canvassed the region’s entire delegation of Senators and Assembly Members on whether they are still comfortable with the governor’s ability to change any state or local law with the stroke of his pen.