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FILE - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference, Monday, May 10, 2021 in New York. Cuomo disclosed Monday, May 17, 2021 that he was paid a $3.1 million advance to write his COVID-19 leadership book last year and under his publishing contract will make another $2 million on the memoir over the next two years. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, Pool)
Cuomo impeachment probe has now spoken to around 75 people

By Marina Villeneuve May. 26, 2021 06:12 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 11, 2018 file photo, former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver leaves federal court in New York. Silver has been released from a federal prison on furlough, while he awaits potential placement to home confinement. That's according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke with The Associated Press on Tuesday (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
AP source: Sheldon Silver released from prison on furlough

By Michael Balsamo May. 04, 2021 12:35 PM EDT

Cuomo impeachment investigation receives 200 tips

By Marina Villeneuve Apr. 21, 2021 05:46 PM EDT
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Lawyers helping the New York Assembly investigate whether Gov. Andrew should be impeached have received more than 200 tips and spoken with...

Demonstrators chant as they declare victory and celebrate the passage of the New York state budget with the ending their hunger strike that lasted 23 days, Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in the Manhattan borough of New York. New Yorkers, regardless of immigration status, could apply for help from a new $2.4 billion rental relief program that will offer 12 months of overdue rent and utilities, three prospective months of rent and a year of eviction protection. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
New York to offer COVID aid to immigrants excluded earlier

By Marina Villeneuve And Karen Matthews Apr. 08, 2021 03:11 PM EDT

NY lawmakers, governor face looming deadline to pass budget

By Marina Villeneuve Mar. 30, 2021 10:03 PM EDT
New York lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have yet to announce a deal on the state budget even as a deadline to pass a spending plan by Thursday looms. ...

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2017, file photo, James MacWilliams prunes a marijuana plant that he is growing indoors in Portland, Maine. New York has failed in recent years to pass marijuana legalization, but a state senator said lawmakers have reached an agreement to legalize marijuana sales to adults over the age of 21. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
New York lawmakers agree to legalize recreational marijuana

By Marina Villeneuve, Jennifer Peltz And Karen Matthews Mar. 28, 2021 08:12 AM EDT

FILE - This photo from Monday, June 8, 2020, shows New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, as he listens during a news briefing at the state Capitol Monday, June 8, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. Heastie said he tested positive for COVID-19 this morning, but "currently experiencing only extremely mild symptoms." Heastie received the first of two COVID vaccine doses on Saturday, March 6th. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)
NY legislative leader and Cuomo critic have COVID-19

Mar. 23, 2021 04:38 PM EDT

Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at Grace Baptist Church, a new pop-up vaccination site, in Mt. Vernon, N.Y., Monday, March 22, 2021. Cuomo was there to encourage all people to get vaccinated, especially those in underserved communities that were the most effected by the pandemic. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)
Impeachment probe into Gov. Cuomo could take 'months'

By Marina Villeneuve Mar. 23, 2021 12:06 PM EDT

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks before getting vaccinated at a church in the Harlem section of New York, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)
New York Assembly hires top law firm for Cuomo investigation

By Marina Villeneuve And Tom Hays Mar. 17, 2021 11:11 AM EDT

FILE - This Monday, March 8, 2021, file photo shows New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaking at a vaccination site in New York. A sixth woman has come forward alleging that Cuomo inappropriately touched her late last year, during an encounter at the governor's mansion. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool, File)
Cuomo impeachment talk grows in New York Legislature

By Marina Villeneuve Mar. 10, 2021 06:25 PM EST

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a vaccination site on Monday, March 8, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)
NY attorney general names team that will investigate Cuomo

By Marina Villeneuve Mar. 08, 2021 04:47 PM EST

FILE — In this Feb. 22, 2021 file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at a COVID-19 vaccination site in the Brooklyn borough of New York. New York's attorney general said she's moving forward with an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo after receiving a letter from his office Monday, March 1, 2021, authorizing her to take charge of the probe. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool, File)
Cuomo defiant as top New York lawmakers call on him to quit

By Karen Matthews And David Porter Mar. 07, 2021 02:05 PM EST

NY lawmakers pass bill to limit Cuomo's executive power

By Marina Villeneuve Mar. 05, 2021 08:07 PM EST
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Legislature has passed a bill to limit Gov. Andrew Cuomo's emergency powers at a time when he's facing sexual harassment...

Bill to prevent Connecticut commuters from double-tax passes

By Susan Haigh Mar. 01, 2021 07:50 PM EST
A package of tax changes, including a plan to prevent 110,000 Connecticut commuters with out-of-state jobs from being double-taxed because they've been working...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a press conference before the opening of a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in the Queens borough of New York, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. This FEMA run site, along with another in Brooklyn, gives priority to local residents in an effort to equitably distribute the vaccine. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)
Lawmakers probe if Cuomo's policy fueled nursing home deaths

By Marina Villeneuve Feb. 25, 2021 02:42 PM EST

Connecticut House votes to stop double-taxing of commuters

Feb. 24, 2021 08:10 PM EST
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday that proponents said will prevent approximately 110,000...

Lawmakers pitch tax hikes on high earners in New York

By Marina Villeneuve Feb. 17, 2021 11:53 AM EST
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Several New York lawmakers are proposing a tax hike for individuals making at least $300,000 per year in hopes of bringing in an estimated ...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers his State of the State address virtually from The War Room at the state Capitol, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, Pool)
Vaccinations, boosting economy top Cuomo 2021 agenda

By Marina Villeneuve Jan. 11, 2021 01:50 PM EST

Longtime NY Assemblyman William 'Bill' Magee dies at 81

Dec. 27, 2020 04:50 PM EST
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — William “Bill” Magee, a former New York assemblyman who represented a rural district east of Syracuse for nearly three decades, has...

NY lawmakers set special session to extend eviction ban

Dec. 27, 2020 02:25 PM EST
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers plan to convene remotely for a special session Monday to pass a bill extending the state's ban on residential evictions...