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Albany
Kathy Hochul’s husband let politics influence prosecutions in the Western District of New York

Albany
Hochul’s emergency order imposes insurer restrictions sought by hospital group
BY BILL HAMMOND Buried in Governor Hochul’s emergency order on health-care staffing is a temporary bar against insurance companies challenging claims submitted by hospitals–and an influential hospital association is taking credit. Hochul signed the order on Monday to address expected staffing shortages

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Heastie, Stewart-Cousins are open to impeaching Cuomo over falsified COVID death numbers
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins are open to impeaching Governor Andrew Cuomo if it’s discovered that his administration intentionally falsified the reporting of COVID-related nursing home deaths earlier this year. Each chamber is contemplating committee