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Ithaca (NY) Mayor Calls for Abolishing Police Dept, Replacing With ‘Community Solution Workers’

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 24, 2021 40 Comments

Did you think we were finally past all the 'abolish the police' nonsense? Even Minneapolis is now spending money on new police officers after rejoining reality. Yet in Ithaca, New York, Mayor Svante Myrick is trying to replace the police with something that will make progressives feel better.

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Former Cuomo Aide Accuses Him of Sexual Harassment, Alleges His Female Staffers Normalized His Behavior

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 24, 2021 29 Comments

Lindsey Boylan, a former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has accused him of sexual harassment during her time in his office between 2015 and 2018. Boylan's post comes out as a former employee to Cuomo, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio wrote about her time with the two men.

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Buffalo Public Schools Focus on Critical Race Theory Despite Awful Student Outcomes

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 24, 2021 2 Comments

"by fifth grade, only 18 percent of students are proficient in math and 20 percent of students are proficient in English"...

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NY Educator Claims She Was Fired After Sharing Holocaust Story and Refusing Black Power Salute

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 21, 2021 5 Comments

“The agenda of Chancellor Carranza and his senior leadership team was euphemistically touted as an ‘equity platform’ but in reality, it was a platform used to create gender, age, racial and ethnic divisions in the NYC School system" ...

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Cuomo Nursing Home Death Scandal: NY Assembly GOP Wants Impeachment Commission, AOC Wants Investigation

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 19, 2021 29 Comments

Was it worth it, Gov. Andrew Cuomo? Your COVID-19 nursing home order and hiding the real numbers are breaking down your walls. Cuomo ranted and raved during his Friday press conference. Then the NY Assembly GOP prepared the impeachment process, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) supports an investigation, and an assemblywoman shared messages she received from people who claimed Cuomo bullied them.

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Report: FBI, U.S. Attorney in Brooklyn Investigating Cuomo Admin Over Nursing Home Deaths

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 18, 2021 58 Comments

The Times Union learned that the FBI and U.S. attorney's office in Brooklyn have begun investigating Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his administration over the COVID-19 nursing home deaths.

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‘You Will be Destroyed’: Cuomo Trashes NY Lawmaker in Private and Public Over COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 17, 2021 36 Comments

It is not hyperbole when I say that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has lost his mind. Cuomo threw out "unfounded allegations" against NY Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Queens), who has accused Cuomo "of obstructing justice by covering up nursing home deaths from COVID-19." Cuomo once again deflected blame by placing it on The New York Post.

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Cuomo Warns NY Legislature Not to Threaten Him With Subpoenas Over Nursing Home COVID-19 Deaths

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 15, 2021 47 Comments

New York state legislators and other officials have demanded investigations into Gov. Andrew Cuomo's coverup of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes. Cuomo warned them not to threaten him with subpoenas because, try not to laugh, it's a crime. He also defended the policy.

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Cuomo Aide Admits They Hid Nursing Home Death Data From Feds, Says Bombshell Report

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 12, 2021 36 Comments

The Democrats and the media held up New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as a national leader regarding response to the COVID pandemic Cuomo wrote a book about his leadership and received an Emmy Award for his press conferences. The nursing home deaths that occurred on his watch have never gotten the attention they deserve but that might be about to change.

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Blue-State COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plagued With Problems

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 09, 2021 57 Comments

It's been over a month since the first wave of coronavirus vaccines arrived in the states for distribution.

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#NY22: Republican Claudia Tenney Ousts Brindisi Leaving Democrats Just a Five Seat Majority

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 05, 2021 23 Comments

New York State Supreme Court Justice Scott DelConte ended the race for New York's 22nd Congressional District. Republican challenger Claudia Tenney defeated Democrat incumbent Anthony Brindisi.

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New York Democrat Wants Andrew Cuomo to Pay NYC Rents

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 05, 2021 13 Comments

Since the beginning of the pandemic and the associated lockdowns, thousands of New York residents have been unable to pay their rent. One New York Democrat, State Senator Michael Gianaris, urged Andrew Cuomo to pick up the bill. You knew this was coming, didn't you?

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#NY22 – Dem Incumbent Trying to Prevent Final County Certification Since He’s Down 121 votes

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 03, 2021 26 Comments

Seven out of the eight counties in New York's 22nd Congressional District certified votes in the 2020 election. Incumbent Democratic Rep. Anthony Brindisi gained only one vote. Republican challenger Claudia Tenney now leads by 121 votes instead of 122.

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New York’s Health Officials Continue to Quit as Cuomo’s COVID-19 Power Trip Grows

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 01, 2021 27 Comments

A New York Times report revealed that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo lost nine top health officials in recent months as his power trip and ego has grown when it comes to COVID-19.

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Concordia College New York to Close in Summer of 2021

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 30, 2021 2 Comments

"closure announcement leaves only six institutions in the Concordia University system"...

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#NY22: Republican Challenger Now Leads by 122 Votes Over Dem Incumbent

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 29, 2021 23 Comments

Republican challenger Claudia Tenney leads Democrat incumbent Rep. Anthony Brindisi by 122 votes after a recent canvass of Oneida County ballots.

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Tweet Taunted NY Gov Cuomo Using Maxine Waters’ Anti-Republican Verbiage, NY Dems Furious

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 29, 2021 22 Comments

New York state legislators blew up at the Twitter account @CuomoWatch for supposedly urging violence against anyone in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration. Except the account repeated Maxine Waters' words in 2018 and replaced Trump with Cuomo.

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NY AG Report: NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Policies Might Have Killed More Grandmas Than Originally Thought

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.

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