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How New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Is Using the Pandemic to Consolidate Power
Cuomo canceled six special elections, created some of the nation’s strictest ballot requirements, and expanded his budgetary powers, all in one month.
Akela Lacy
Akela Lacy is a Senior Politics Reporter at The Intercept and co-host of The Intercept Briefing podcast. She was previously The Intercept’s inaugural Ady Barkan Reporting Fellow; prior to that, she was a Politics Fellow in the D.C. Bureau.
She has also worked at Politico, covering breaking news and immigration. She produced Politico’s flagship newsletter, Playbook, and co-authored the afternoon newsletter, Playbook PM. Prior to that, Lacy worked in international reporting at the Pulitzer Center. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in sociology and Italian. She is based in New York.
She has also worked at Politico, covering breaking news and immigration. She produced Politico’s flagship newsletter, Playbook, and co-authored the afternoon newsletter, Playbook PM. Prior to that, Lacy worked in international reporting at the Pulitzer Center. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in sociology and Italian. She is based in New York.
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Donors to Top Fundraising Democrat in New York Congressional Race Include John Negroponte, George W. Bush’s Intelligence Chief
Evelyn Farkas’s campaign has received at least $100,000 from the defense industry, a host of lobbyists, and prominent Republicans like Negroponte.
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Prisons Launch "Absurd" Attempt to Detect Coronavirus in Inmate Phone Calls
Jails and prisons in at least three states are using software called Verus, financed by Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy, to scan calls for Covid-19 keywords.
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Milwaukee Documents Seven Coronavirus Cases Linked to In-Person Voting
One poll worker and six others in Milwaukee have tested positive for coronavirus in cases linked to the April 7 election, the city health commissioner said.
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Senate Finance Committee Democrats Tried to Strike Millionaire Tax Break from Coronavirus Stimulus — Then Failed to Warn Others About It
Senate Finance Committee Democrats tried to eliminate the provision, but when both chambers voted on the package, several Democrats did not know it existed.
Conservative Dark-Money Group One Nation Adds Former Pfizer Lobbyist to Board While Running GOP Senate Ads for Lower Drug Prices
Ken Cole was a lobbyist for Pfizer and sat on the board of the Chamber of Commerce, both of which have lobbied against bills that would lower drug prices.
Despite Coronavirus, Brooklyn Machine Pushing for In-Person Hearings to Knock Insurgent Off Ballot
In a Brooklyn City Council race, Kings County Democratic Committee members have filed petitions against candidates running against the establishment pick.
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Louisiana's Coronavirus Plan for Prisons Could Create Death Camps
Rather than release people at high risk, Louisiana plans to isolate those who test positive for the coronavirus in two maximum-security state facilities.
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Why Wisconsin Is Fighting So Hard Over Its Tuesday Primary
State officials' reluctance to postpone the election amid the coronavirus pandemic stems from concern over a key election for a state Supreme Court seat.
A Private Equity Baron Sitting on an Empty Philadelphia Hospital Is in Line for Huge Tax Gift in the Covid-19 Stimulus
Joel Freedman, who shuttered Philadelphia’s Hahnemann University Hospital in September, could benefit from a provision that favors real estate investors.