New York Lawmakers Approve Bill to Strip Cuomo of Pandemic Emergency Powers

New York Lawmakers Approve Bill to Strip Cuomo of Pandemic Emergency Powers
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference in Albany, N.Y., on March 3, 2021. Office of the NY Governor via AP
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New York lawmakers voted on Friday to approve a bill to strip Gov. Andrew Cuomo of special temporary pandemic powers granted to him during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Democrat-majority Senate voted to repeal temporary powers that were granted to Cuomo in March 2020 at the start of the pandemic. The bill, S. 5357, would revoke Cuomo’s ability to issue new COVID-19 related directives.