Social justice activist Shaun King hasn't had the best year.
The news follows last week's explosive and volatile report by the state's attorney general office that concluded Cuomo had sexually harrassed 11 women and "violated state law."
(Amsterdam News) — Andrew Cuomo has promised to have a diverse transition team, and a press release said the committees “are comprised of a diverse group of government, private sector and policy leaders with a wide range of local, state and federal experience in their respective fields.” But now Cuomo has picked former Mayor Rudolph […]
(New York Times) — They have been friends, members of New York’s political aristocracy and rivals — sometimes bitter rivals — for the state’s highest office. But on Tuesday, the departing governor, David A. Paterson, and his successor, Andrew M. Cuomo, presented themselves as partners. Meeting at Mr. Paterson’s office in Manhattan, the two emerged for a […]
(New York Times) — Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, completing a painstakingly plotted comeback from political ruin nearly a decade ago, won a resounding victory on Tuesday in the race for governor of New York, easily beating his Republican rival, Carl P. Paladino. Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, triumphed with the help of independent voters, suburbanites and city […]
(NYT) — Andrew M. Cuomo faces discontent among black elected officials and community leaders who say Mr. Cuomo has ignored them during his campaign for governor and is offering black New Yorkers little reason to rally to his cause, endangering his prospects for November. In interviews, the officials raised numerous concerns about Mr. Cuomo, the state […]
(New York Times) — The phone call, on a Wednesday night in February, in which a besieged Gov. David A. Paterson asked Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo to investigate his administration’s handling of a domestic violence case involving one of Mr. Paterson’s most trusted aides, set up an odd and fraught situation: one candidate for governor asking […]
(NYT) — Many New York state and local government workers pad their pensions by drastically increasing their overtime in their last years of employment, according to a report released Wednesday by Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo. “It is widespread, it is chronic and is very, very expensive,” Mr. Cuomo said at a press conference in Manhattan at […]
(AP) – More than 30 companies that promise help for at-risk homeowners have been added to the growing list of firms getting letters from New York attorney general’s office over illegal and deceptive practices. Andrew Cuomo said Monday his office has sent cease-and-desist letters to 31 mortgage-rescue companies. That’s in addition to more than 180 […]
(NYT) — Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, declaring his candidacy for governor of New York, could not have been clearer. “The influence of lobbyists and their special interests must be drastically reduced with new contribution limits,” Mr. Cuomo said last month. “We will be taking on very powerful special interests which have much to lose. We […]
(NYT) — Councilman Charles Barron provided details Monday of his plans to begin aprotest bid for governor, and blasted Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomoand the Democratic Party for putting together an all-white statewide ticket. Mr. Barron, a black leader with a knack for stoking controversy, said he would begin a petition drive to create a new party, the New York Freedom […]