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Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 28, 2021 14 Comments
During the initial stages of the COVID-19 outbreak in the spring of 2019, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a state mandate that nursing homes must readmit residents sent to hospitals with the coronavirus and accept new patients deemed “medically stable.” The order was devastating. It led to a significant number of infections, hospitalizations, and deaths among the state's elderly.

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 12, 2021 41 Comments
During his "state of the state" address, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo told residents he intends to safely reopen the state’s economy despite an increasing number of confirmed coronavirus cases.
The Democratic governor put a heavy emphasis on planning the state’s "economic resurgence," even as it faces a record-setting budget deficit.

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 04, 2021 12 Comments
The fight to represent New York's 22nd Congressional District picked back up on Monday in court between Democratic incumbent Rep. Anthony Brindisi and Republican challenger Claudia Tenney. Counties counted over the Christmas and New Year's holidays, which gave Tenney a 29 vote lead. But that could change since 2,500 ballots still need their day in court.

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 29, 2020 29 Comments
Last week, I noted that Texas bucked the guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The new instructions said that "essential workers" should have priority over the elderly after the inclusion of racial justice factors in the "expert" assessment when determining who receives the coronavirus vaccine during the next phase of distribution.
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