Cuomo to Be Stripped of Emergency Powers, to Lose Lockdown Powers

In breaking, news NBC News New York reported that legislators from New York’s Assembly and state Senate struck a deal Tuesday to strip Gov. Andrew Cuomo of his pandemic-linked emergency powers and return matters like lockdowns to local control.

 

The deal would reverse emergency powers granted to Cuomo exactly a year ago, in the early days of the COVID pandemic, that gave him free rein to order measures like quarantines.

Assemblymember Carrie Woerner tweeted the outlines of the widely reported deal Tuesday afternoon, saying it would:

• “repeal the extraordinary powers granted to the Governor last year”
• “provide for an orderly transition through the end of the disaster period”
• “Limit any further modifications to directives to that which is necessary to reduce the spread or increase vaccinations”
• “Restore the right of counties and municipalities to issue executive orders without seeking state approval”
• “Require the Governor to provide online reporting on all executive orders, providing transparency for all”

Woerner said she understood a bill would be passed as early as this Friday.

‘NBC reported :

Queens State Senator John Liu said the agreement is less about retribution from the mushrooming scandals the governor is facing and more about restoring the balance of power in Albany between the branches of government