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Court Orders Cuomo Administration to Release Data on New York’s COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths

February 4, 2021
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The New York Supreme Court has ruled that state officials must turn over complete data on nursing home deaths from COVID-19, following a months-long campaign pushing for their release. Justice Kimberly O’Connor wrote in a Feb. 3 decision (pdf) that the New York Department of Health (DOH) must release the data within five business days…

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NY Ordered to Release Data on State’s COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths

February 4, 2021
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A New York Supreme Court justice has ordered state officials to turn over complete data on nursing home deaths from COVID-19, following a months-long campaign to seek their release. Justice Kimberly O’Connor wrote in a Feb. 3 decision (pdf) that the New York Department of Health (DOH) must release the data within five business days…

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Cuomo Must Resign If ‘Cover-Up’ of Nursing Home Deaths Proven: Stefanik

February 1, 2021
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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) has called on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, to resign if a “criminal cover-up” of nursing home deaths is proven through a federal investigation. In an interview with Fox News’ “Justice with Jeanine Pirro” on Saturday, the congresswoman said a federal investigation must be held into Cuomo’s administration, after…

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Cuomo Must Resign If ‘Coverup’ of Nursing Home Deaths Proven: Stefanik

February 1, 2021
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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) has called on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, to resign if a federal investigation that she’s seeking proves a “criminal coverup” of COVID-19-related nursing home deaths. In an interview with Fox News’ “Justice with Jeanine Pirro” on Jan. 30, the congresswoman said a federal investigation must be held into Cuomo’s…

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Supreme Court Won’t Take Ex-Assembly Speaker Silver’s Case

January 25, 2021
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WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court is declining to take up the case of former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who is serving a 6 1/2-year prison sentence after being convicted in a corruption case. The high court on Monday declined to take up the Democrat’s appeal. Once one of the three most powerful state officials, Silver…

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Former Democratic Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Announces Run for New York City Mayor

January 14, 2021
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Former Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang announced late Wednesday that he’s joining the race to become New York City’s next mayor. Yang, 46, a technology entrepreneur, said in a video that “seeing my city the way it is now breaks my heart.” “We need to realize Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of a guaranteed minimum income…

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Former Democratic Presidential Candidate Yang Announces Run for NYC Mayor

January 14, 2021
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Former Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang says he’s joining the race to become New York City’s next mayor. Yang, 46, a technology entrepreneur, said in a video on Jan. 14 that “seeing my city the way it is now breaks my heart.” “We need to realize Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of a guaranteed minimum income…

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New York Could Potentially Lose 2 House Seats: Report

December 23, 2020
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The state of New York could lose up to two of their congressional house seats in the next apportionment, according to a new report by Election Data Services, a political consulting firm. The Dec. 22 report (pdf), which the firm says is based on new Census Bureau population estimates, “shows a subtle but significant change in…

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