The Democrat Cuomo will end his term at 11:59 p.m., less than two weeks after he announced his resignation instead of facing a possible impeachment battle on charges of sexual harassment.
Hochul was originally scheduled to be sworn in as the first female governor of New York State after midnight in a short private ceremony under the supervision of New York State Chief Justice Janet DiFiore (Janet DiFiore).
The change in leadership occurred in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Henry, which almost missed Long Island on Sunday but dumped potentially dangerous rainfall in parts of the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson Valley, even after it was downgraded to a tropical depression. Later.
The storm brought Cuomo back into public view at the weekend, albeit for a short time. He gave two televised briefings to warn New Yorkers to take the storm seriously, and his daily COVID-19 briefing was also very popular, combining his scolding and comfort.
Maybe if the storm is catastrophic, Cuomo may postpone his resignation. But as the potential danger diminishes, he said his plan will not change. “My last day is tomorrow,” he said on Sunday.
Hochul is also a Democrat. She will take over a government facing criticism because she will face a huge challenge because of her inaction in the upset last few months of Cuomo.
COVID-19 refused to abate. The school will reopen in the next few weeks and a major decision will be made on whether students need to wear masks or teachers will be vaccinated. The state’s economic recovery from the pandemic is still incomplete.
Before Cuomo’s resignation, an independent investigation supervised by State Attorney General Letitia James concluded that there was reliable evidence that he had sexually harassed at least 11 women. One of the assistants said he had touched Removed her breasts, and has since lodged a complaint with the Albany County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators also said that Cuomo’s senior staff retaliated against at least one of the women and tried to undermine the credibility of others.
Cuomo insisted that he did not touch anyone improperly and called the allegations “unfair” and “untrue,” but said he would not force the state to endure an impeachment trial that he could not win.
In addition, Cuomo is facing a legislative investigation into whether he misled the public about the death of COVD-19 in nursing homes in order to protect his reputation as a pandemic leader, and is writing a book that might bring him 500 The ten-thousand-dollar pandemic book improperly got help from state employees.
Cuomo offered few hints about his plans or where he would live after leaving the administrative building. He told New York Magazine in a recent interview that he “has not disappeared.”
In his resignation speech on August 10, he proudly spoke about his record of legalizing same-sex marriage, expanding paid home leave, and raising the state’s minimum wage to $15.
Hochul will need to quickly establish its own advisory team, who can help guide the government’s work for at least the next 16 months.
She plans to retain the employees of the Como era for 45 days to have time to interview new employees, but she said that she will not retain anyone who is found to be unethical. According to the staff roster, at least 35 employees in the governor’s office have left since February.
Hochul said she did not work closely with Cuomo and was unaware of the harassment allegations before they became public. She vowed that no one would call her workplace “toxic.”
“I have a different way of governing,” Hochl said in Queens on Wednesday, adding, “I got my job done because I don’t have time to be distracted, especially in this position.”
Hochul has stated that she plans to run for a full four-year term next year.
She will do so when the state Democrat struggles to deal with the internal struggle between moderate and liberal New Yorkers.
Hochul has represented conservative Western New York in Congress for a year and has a reputation as a moderate. It is expected that a left-leaning state legislator from New York City will be selected as her lieutenant governor.
State Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs praised Hochell as “awesome.”
“She is very experienced and I think she will become a refreshing and exciting new governor,” he said.
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