Lawmakers on Monday voted on a last-minute bill that will allow Gov. Kathy Hochul to replace former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, who resigned last month following his arrest, on the primary ballot.
out of a tight spot, but it might come with a cost. Lawmakers on Monday voted on a last-minute bill that will allow Hochul to replace former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, who resigned last month following his arrest, on the primary ballot.
Hochul chose Benjamin to be her lieutenant governor in August after she took over for her predecessor, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned amid scandals on sexual harassment, COVID nursing home deaths, and more. However, thanks to these last-minute changes by a majority of Democrats in the Legislature, Hochul will soon get to pick someone new. Again.
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