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Scarsdale GOP Businessman Harry Wilson Announces Run For NY Governor Scarsdale GOP Businessman Harry Wilson Announces Run For NY Governor
Scarsdale GOP Businessman Harry Wilson Announces Run For NY Governor A millionaire GOP businessman from the Hudson Valley has thrown his hat into the 2022 gubernatorial ring and announced that he will be challenging for incumbent Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul’s seat in Albany. Westchester resident Harry Wilson, age 50, of Scarsdale, announced on Tuesday, Feb. 22 that he plans to make a gubernatorial run “to turn around New York.” "I'm running for governor to turn around New York," he announced. "Our state is totally broken. Rising crime, sky-high taxes, closed schools, corrupt politicians. 
“I’ve spent my career turning around failing organizations. Let’s g…

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Cuomo Says He'll Defer Scheduled Pay Raise Amid NY's $63B Budget Deficit Cuomo Says He'll Defer Scheduled Pay Raise Amid NY's $63B Budget Deficit
Cuomo Says He'll Defer Scheduled Pay Raise Amid NY's $63B Budget Deficit New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he'll defer a scheduled pay bump in 2021 amid the state's massive budget deficit. Cuomo was due to receive the $25,000 pay raise in January, bringing his total annual compensation to $250,000, the highest salary for a governor in the country. The raise was part of legislation already passed in 2019. At the same time, other New York officials’ salaries will stay stagnant year-over-year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cuomo said on Wednesday, Nov. 18 shortly after news of the raise became public that he planned to defer the pay increase and woul…

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