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NYS Assembly Speaker OKs Impeachment Investigation into Gov. Cuomo
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said Thursday that he was authorizing the Judiciary Committee to probe the multiple allegations against the governor.
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said Thursday that he was authorizing the Judiciary Committee to probe the multiple allegations against the governor.
The lieutenant governor joined the show three times in 2018, defining her role and discussing her politics.
A Senate leader says talks are underway about whether to tax the rich to avoid cuts. But how deep the hole will be, and whether the federal government will step in to help fill it, are big unknowns.
Landlords support the voucher but warn a rent cancellation could hobble New York’s economic recovery.
A rent freeze, eviction moratorium and a relief fund will not be enough, tenant advocates say.
New York’s bill ‘was passed without the women, whose lives will be most imperiled, being central to the discussion – in particular those women without race or economic clout, or connections to the political class.’
As much as the reopening is testing whether or not New Yorkers can avoid a second wave of illnesses, it will also reveal whether the steps taken so far are all the help that’s needed.
Two state senators weigh in on what lawmakers have been doing during the COVID-19 crisis, the laws they are now passing and the deeper reforms some want to consider.
‘If the government is saying you can’t work … we cannot realistically expect them to continue to pay rent and other obligations in that time.’
‘If done thoughtfully, New York has an opportunity to set a new standard for states to address longstanding injustice and inequity, build African-American wealth, and create jobs for those who have been marginalized.’