State pandemic advisor warns that relaxing mask rules is a ‘blunder’
May 21, 2021 - New York passed a major milestone in the fight against COVID-19 this week, with Gov. Andrew Cuomo relaxing the state's mask mandates, following the latest CDC guidance. But the decision is a major "blunder,"
Cuomo continues to sideline the comptroller’s office
In an effort to speed up the state’s response to the pandemic last year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo suspended some of the normal checks and balances on his power, including some of the procurement oversight by
So you’re vaccinated. Now what?
April 6, 2021 - Millions of Americans are getting vaccinated every day for COVID-19, but what does it mean for a return to normalcy? Can we take off our masks? Is it safe to have friends over? We
Digital vaccine passport could open up New York’s economy
April 6, 2021 - Albany Law School President and Dean Alicia Oullette answers the legal and ethical questions raised by the Excelsior Pass, a smartphone app rolled out in New York as a way of proving you were
Proposed excluded workers fund creates schism among Assembly Dems
A group of about 30 Assembly Democrats are so concerned with the $2 billion excluded workers fund being kicked around in budget negotiations that they met in secret on Friday before the full conference with
Disability rights group investigates pandemic performance of state-run group homes
Mar. 30, 2021 - Disability Rights New York has released a report that shines a light on the impacts that COVID-19 has had on the state’s group homes. Julie Michaels Keegan, Director of the Protection and Advocacy Program
Upstate lawmaker laces up running shoes to connect with constituents
Mar. 29, 2021 - The Capitol Pressroom is on the run with Asm. Josh Jensen (R-Greece) who has found a new way to connect with his constituents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
If left unaddressed, pandemic-related childhood trauma could fester for years
Mar. 26, 2021 - Jenn O’Connor, Director of Policy and Advocacy at Prevent Child Abuse New York, weighed in on the potential long-term impacts of COVID-19’s trauma on children.
One year later: the pandemic’s emotional and financial burdens haunt Queens neighborhoods
Mar. 22, 2021 - It’s been a long year since the fight against COVID-19 started in full force in New York. We checked in with Asm. Catalina Cruz (D-Queens), chair of the Assembly Task Force on New Americans,
New Democratic lawmakers lead the push for Cuomo’s ouster
Mar. 15, 2021 - A growing number of Democratic state lawmakers are calling for the resignation or impeachment of Governor Cuomo in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations and questions about the administration’s handling of COVID-19 nursing home
