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Cuomo expects to be named Secretary of State in Biden administration
Governor Andrew Cuomo expects to serve as Secretary of State in the administration of Joe Biden following private discussions with the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee earlier this week, sources close to the…
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Cuomo orders Hochul to lead ‘Tiger Task Force’ on Amazon distribution center
Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul late this evening to lead what is being colloquially referred to as a ‘tiger task force’ of civic leaders that will be tasked with…
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Senate Republicans demand subpoena power to get answers on nursing home deaths
ALBANY, NY – NYS Senate Republican Leader Robert Ortt and members of the Senate Republican Conference today demanded that the Senate Majority leverage its subpoena power to compel Governor Andrew Cuomo, Commissioner…
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Cuomo must deal fairly with the Seneca Nation for Niagara Falls to thrive
Everyone in the business community agrees: Governor Andrew Cuomo must begin to deal fairly with the Seneca Nation of Indians in order for Niagara Falls to thrive as a global destination. For too long,…
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Police officers begin calling for Mayor Brown’s resignation
Police officers from across the City of Buffalo have been calling for Mayor Byron Brown‘s resignation in a sweeping change of attitude toward the Mayor in the law enforcement community, following his…
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Hawley calls on Governor to halt bail reform laws during riots
Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R – Batavia) has called on Governor Andrew Cuomo to consider changing his position on bail reform in the wake of mass looting and riots following the tragic murder…
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Cuomo keeps holding off on budget cuts
BY E.J. McMAHON On April 2, with New York’s COVID-19 curve still rising ominously, state lawmakers wrapped up a budget almost unchanged from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s pre-pandemic January proposal. With the economy in a…
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Cuomo tasks Hochul to ‘think big’ in Niagara’s economic recovery — but will she deliver?
In recent weeks Governor Andrew Cuomo has repeatedly said that the economy is unlikely to “just bounce back” from the COVID-19 pandemic shut down. He has been arguing that the government will…
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Cuomo is now actively involved in discussions to mitigate COVID risks at Niagara Falls State Park
A look around Niagara Falls State Park, one quickly notices a slew of social distancing cones and other measures that have been implimented to mitigate risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. With…
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Hawley asks Cuomo to allow religious institutions to open early
Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia), has signed a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo asking him to reconsider allowing religious institutions to open and host services earlier than previously indicated. With Western New York…
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Niagara County Clerk Jastrzemski offers updates on State mandated DMV closures
Niagara County Clerk Joseph A. Jastrzemski today said that, in compliance with Governor Andrew Cuomo‘s Executive Order 202.29, the Department of Motor Vehicles offices in Niagara County, like those across the state,…
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Hospitals say NYCHA accelerated COVID-19 spread, as residents plead for federal receivership
Hospital administrators in the New York City metropolitan area are raising alarm bells over the incidence of COVID-19 infection among residents of public housing complexes managed by the New York City Public…
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Cuomo says he’s not running for President, while his operatives leak names from a VP shortlist
Andrew Cuomo‘s most senior circle of political advisors are torn over whether the third-term Governor should seek the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination this year, on the floor of the Democratic National Convention…
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Cuomo’s threat to seize medical equipment Upstate sparks renewed demands for statehood
When word spread that Governor Andrew Cuomo had ordered the National Gaurd to seize ventilators and other medical equipment from hospitals across Upstate New York, it sparked an immediate backlash from both…
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Cuomo privately asked Trump to be named Secretary of State in 2016
Sources close to the White House are telling The Chronicle that, in late November of 2016 just days ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo privately asked then-President-elect Donald J. Trump…
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Big Tobacco unleashes on Cuomo, threatening loss of State Senate on proposed cigarette ban
After reports swirled across the State late Friday night that senior public health officials in the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo were actively drafting a temporary six-week ban on the sale of…
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Cuomo may delay restrictions on e-vapors to accommodate six-week ban on cigarette sales
Cuomo is also considering the suspension of sales taxes on nicotine patches and lozenges and plans to ask executives at Altria to significantly reduce prices on those products for the same six…
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Cuomo considers banning cigarette sales for six weeks amid Coronavirus outbreak
Governor Andrew Cuomo is considering a temporary six-week ban on the sale of combustible cigarettes in order to reduce the State’s Coronavirus death count, a source familiar with his thinking tells The…
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Morinello calls on Cuomo show fiscal restraint in next year’s budget
Assemblyman Angelo Morinello (R – Lewiston) is calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to exercise fiscal constraint in next year’s budget, which is constructed in negotiations between the Governor and Legislature during April and…
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Libertarian candidate ruled on the ballot in NY-27, a major blow to Republican Chairman’s bribery scheme
Duane Whitmer, the Libertarian nominee for Congress in New York’s 27th district, will be on the ballot in the special election scheduled for April 21, attorney James Ostrowski announced late last evening. …
