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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. ...

Justice Department finds Cuomo sexually harassed employees and settles with New York state

Jan. 26, 2024 18:38 PM EST

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department concluded former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed more than a dozen state employees, according to a settlement announced Friday that confirmed allegations from the damaging misconduct probe that led to the Democrat’s resignation. ...

Andrew Cuomo sues attorney general for records in sexual harassment probe that led to his downfall

Jan. 19, 2024 21:50 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is suing state Attorney General Letitia James in an effort to force her to release interviews from the damaging sexual misconduct investigation that led to his resignation. Cuomo filed the case against James in New York state court...

Editorial Roundup: New York

Jan. 11, 2024 12:48 PM EST

Oneonta Daily Star. January 4, 2024. Editorial: Resolve to be kind in this new year Welcome to 2024, readers. On this fifth day of the new year, we find ourselves hopeful at the potential a new year always brings. We aren’t necessarily...

Editorial Roundup: New York

Dec. 28, 2023 07:24 AM EST

Albany Times Union. December 22, 2023. Editorial: Put teeth on this watchdog All we want for Christmas is a functional state ethics enforcement body, instead of one trapped in legal limbo While editorial boards are definitely in the business of calling...