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Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie made the following remarks after a meeting of the Judiciary Committee regarding its impeachment investigation into Governor Andrew Cuomo. The statement was made August 9, 2021 in the Legislative Office Building, Albany. On March 1st, the attorney general was authorized to undertake an independent investigation into sexual […]
Let this be a lesson to everyone. What happened to Andrew Cuomo can happen to anyone at some point in their lives. You just never know when a good life can turn really sour in one hell of a split second. Andrew was desperate to have a fourth term. In […]
A video of the governor’s statement is available here. Below is a transcript of the governor’s statement made Tuesday, August 3: Over the past several months, you have heard a number of complaints brought against me. I called for an independent review, and I said at the beginning, I would […]
The independent investigators appointed by New York Attorney General Letitia James — led by Joon H. Kim and Anne L. Clark — on August 3 released their report into the multiple allegations of sexual harassment by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. After nearly five months, the investigators concluded that Governor Cuomo […]
I told you what was going to happen. Andrew Cuomo appears to be off the hook. He will not be impeached. He will not resign. Unless something really dramatic happens, he will use his millions to run for the fourth term once denied to his father and he will win […]
Let’s see if we can put ourselves in New York State Attorney General Letitia James’ head and figure out what she might be thinking right now. To begin with, let’s remember that in modern New York state politics, AG, short for Attorney General, is also short for Almost Governor. Let’s […]
A state park named after Donald J. Trump will retain the name of the controversial former president — and former New Yorker — for at least for another year.. Lawmakers advanced a bill (S.991-C/A.466-A) that would have led to the removal of Trump’s name from the sprawling, but little-used, park […]
I really have no idea how Republicans think. That includes the Trump variety and the non-Trump variety, particularly in New York state. I live in Massachusetts, a very, very blue state. But Republicans in Massachusetts seem to have a lot more common sense than the New York state variety. In […]
