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New York appeals court rules ethics watchdog that pursued Cuomo was created unconstitutionally

May. 09, 2024 14:32 PM EDT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A state commission that investigates ethical violations in New York was created unconstitutionally, an appeals court said Thursday in a ruling in favor of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo that targets the watchdog agency’s enforcement powers. Cuomo is fighting in...

Editorial Roundup: New York

May. 09, 2024 07:15 AM EDT

New York Post. May 4, 2024. Editorial: New Yorkers are still paying for closing Indian Point Among the many ways New York is still paying for the erratic-but-forceful leadership of ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the soaring expense and growing unreliability of the electric grid...

Editorial Roundup: New York

Mar. 28, 2024 07:17 AM EDT

Jamestown Post-Journal. March 25, 2024. Editorial: State’s Slow Marijuana Rollout Continues To Cost You It was bad enough when the state’s labored rollout of legalized recreational marijuana was only costing the state tax revenue. Now, not only is...

Editorial Roundup: New York

Feb. 29, 2024 07:13 AM EST

Albany Times Union. February 28, 2024. Editorial: Don’t meddle with the Protective Services Unit Gov. Kathy Hochul has continued her predecessor’s practice of interfering with the detail tasked with protecting her Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s...

Editorial Roundup: New York

Feb. 22, 2024 07:17 AM EST

Albany Times Union. February 21, 2024. Editorial: A permanent ethics fix With New York’s current watchdog facing legal peril, state lawmakers need to start working toward a constitutional change A New Yorker born at the turn of the millennium has...

New York appeals court hears arguments over the fate of the state's ethics panel

Feb. 16, 2024 16:55 PM EST

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Months after a judge ruled that New York's ethics watchdog violated the state constitution because it was too independent, a state lawyer told an appeals court that officials had the right to create a corruption-fighting commission more insulated from the people it monitors. ...