Tag: Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Andrew Cuomo’s Team Denies Working on COVID-19 Memoir at Height of Pandemic

Former Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has denied new allegations that he worked on his memoir “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic” during the height of the titular COVID-19 pandemic. Cuomo’s memoir earned a $5.1 million book deal. The chapters of Cuomo’s book are formatted with a date, followed by the number…


Gun-Maker Remington Relocates Global Headquarters From New York to Georgia in $100 Million, 856-Job Deal

Gun-maker Remington is to relocate its global headquarters from New York to LaGrange, Georgia, where it plans to open a “new advanced manufacturing operation” and “world-class research and development center,” the company announced on Monday. In a statement, the company, which is the United States’ oldest firearms manufacturer, said it plans to invest $100 million in the operation and…


Departing Cuomo Grants Clemency to Ex-Weather Underground Terrorist

On his last day in office,  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, granted clemency, on Monday, to a former member of the Weather Underground domestic terrorist group convicted of murder and robbery. Cuomo referred to the parole board 76-year-old David Gilbert, a former activist of the radical left Weather Underground group, who was convicted of second-degree murder…


NY Gov. Cuomo Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for State Employees

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that he would mandate all state employees either get vaccinated or regularly tested. “President [Joe] Biden is reported that he’s going to announce soon that all federal employees must be vaccinated or get tested. New York State is doing the same,” Cuomo said during a virtual meeting. On…


New York’s COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Expires Thursday, Cuomo Says

By Tim Balk and Denis Slattery From  New York Daily News NEW YORK—New York’s pandemic-related state of emergency is coming to an end, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. Fifteen months after coronavirus first tore through the U.S., the state’s declaration of emergency will expire Thursday, a step toward a ”post-COVID” New York, the embattled governor…


‘Dead Meat’: New York Democrat Warns Cuomo Is ‘Not a Nice Person’ and ‘Doesn’t Have Any Friends’

Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is “not a nice person” who “doesn’t have any friends,” according to the former lieutenant governor of New York. Former New York Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch discussed the governor’s fall from grace in an interview with the New York Times after the majority of the New York Democratic congressional…


Schumer, Gillibrand Say Cuomo Should Resign

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in a statement late Friday called on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign amid mounting allegations of sexual misconduct. “Confronting and overcoming the Covid crisis requires sure and steady leadership. We commend the brave actions of the individuals who have come forward with…


New York Lawmakers Approve Bill to Strip Cuomo of Pandemic Emergency Powers

New York lawmakers voted on Friday to approve a bill to strip Cuomo of special temporary pandemic powers granted to him during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Democrat-majority Senate voted to repeal temporary powers that were granted to Cuomo in March 2020 at the start of the pandemic. The bill, S. 5357, would revoke Cuomo’s ability…


Christine Blasey Ford’s Lawyer Is Representing One of Andrew Cuomo’s Accusers

The lawyer who represented Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser is representing one of the women who has accused Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment. Katz, Marshall, and Banks LLP issued a press release Wednesday announcing that attorney Debra Katz will represent Charlotte Bennett in her allegations against the governor. Katz represented…


Lawmaker Urges NY AG, DOJ to Subpoena Cuomo’s Office Over Handling of CCP Virus Pandemic

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) is demanding answers after a new report revealed New York state health officials underreported COVID-19-related nursing home deaths by as much as 50 percent in some places. The New York House member characterized the revelations as “a massive corruption and coverup scandal at the highest level of New York State Government.” She…