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COVID-19: NY Health Director Denies Undercount On Nursing Home Deaths After Scathing AG Report COVID-19: NY Health Director Denies Undercount On Nursing Home Deaths After Scathing AG Report
Covid-19: NY Health Director Denies Undercount On Nursing Home Deaths After Scathing AG Report New York Health Commissioner Howard Zucker is defending the state following Attorney General Letitia James’ newly released report that alleges COVID-19 deaths in the state's nursing homes were underreported by as much as 50 percent. The report found the state negligible for COVID-19-related deaths inside New York nursing homes that had previously gone unreported, which Zucker has denied in a lengthy statement released late on Thursday, Jan. 28, just hours after the report was released. Earlier story - COVID-19: NY AG Report Says Nursing Home Deaths May Have Been Undercounted By 50 Percent …

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by Zak Failla
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Cuomo Signs Bill Allowing US Congress To Access Trump's NY Tax Returns Cuomo Signs Bill Allowing US Congress To Access Trump's NY Tax Returns
Cuomo Signs Bill Allowing US Congress To Access Trump's NY Tax Returns Legislation that would give the United States Congress access to President Donald Trump's New York state tax returns was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday, July 8. "This bill gives Congress the ability to fulfill its Constitutional responsibilities, strengthen our democratic system and ensure that no one is above the law," Cuomo said. "Tax secrecy is paramount — the exception being for bona fide investigative and law enforcement purposes." The bill requires New York officials to release tax returns of public officials that have been requested by congressional tax-related commit…

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by Jon Craig
Politics
NY Attorney General Sues Trump Treasury, IRS To Find Out Why Donor-Reporting Rule Was Scrapped NY Attorney General Sues Trump Treasury, IRS To Find Out Why Donor-Reporting Rule Was Scrapped
NY Attorney General Sues Trump Treasury, IRS To Find Out Why Donor-Reporting Rule Was Scrapped New York Attorney General Letitia James is once again taking on President Donald Trump’s administration, this time targeting the Treasury Department over failure to provide legally-required information. James announced that she and her contemporaries in New Jersey have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS for failing to respond to records requests concerning the elimination of donor disclosure requirements for non-tax-exempt groups. According to James, the lawsuit “asks the court to compel the Treasury Department and IRS to respond as required by law to re…

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by Zak Failla