Plus, Boeing lays off some workers, and a dirty deal between Andrew Cuomo and the nursing home industry. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for May 28, 2020.
Andrew Cuomo
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: Stimulus, Episode IV, A New Hope
Plus, say no to Cuomo, and Wall Street comes to Washington. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for March 31, 2020.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Hudson River Rail Tunnel Gets Boost From Congress but Problems Loom
Preoccupied with his border wall, Trump has little to say about newly authorized funding—and he’s still sitting on last year’s money.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
A Tale of Two Labor Movements
In California last week, the AFL-CIO endorsed Kevin de León over Dianne Feinstein. In New York, progressive unions fled their own Working Families Party at Andrew Cuomo’s command.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Gateway To Nowhere on the Hudson
Donald Trump could well kill more funds for the construction of critical rail infrastructure projects—which doesn’t bode well for the Northeast.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Did Cuomo Miss His Chance to Enact Ethics Reform?
Watchdogs worry that the state’s best chance at rooting out corruption has slipped away, yet again.