Cuomo-Hochul Transition
From initial sexual harassment allegations, to the resignation of Andrew Cuomo and his replacement by Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, WBFO has extensive coverage of the Cuomo-Hochul transition and the investigation that triggered it.
Cuomo-Hochul Transition
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Wednesday marked a year since Kathy Hochul became New York’s governor. Hochul, who was the state’s little-known lieutenant governor, is now running to win a full term and become the first female governor elected to the post.
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His successor is now leading in the polls for election, and Cuomo is absent from the political scene, although not completely forgotten.
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WBFO asked nursing home stakeholders to grade Gov. Kathy Hochul’s handling of the industry as she marks six months in office Thursday. They gave her mostly positive reviews while acknowledging that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo set a low bar.
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A spokesman for the state Office of Court Administration, Lucian Chalfin, confirms that a misdemeanor complaint against former Governor Andrew Cuomo has been filed in Albany City Court.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul has made two appointments to the state's ethics commission, including one from Buffalo.
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Dr. Howard Zucker, who became embroiled in a controversy over the true number of nursing home deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic under former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, submitted his resignation on Thursday.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced two senior appointments to her administration.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul announces her selection of state Sen. Brian Benjamin (D-Harlem) as her lieutenant governor.
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An alleged leak to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo from someone inside JCOPE, the state’s ethics agency, about a private vote regarding alleged misconduct by one of his top aides was referred for a criminal investigation to the Attorney General’s Office Thursday.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul held her first public appearance with her choice of lieutenant governor, Brian Benjamin, who until this week, was a state senator from Harlem.