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This morning's inbox from #HudsonValley state lawmakers: First, NYS Senator James Skoufis, then Assemblyman Tom Abinanti, call on Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign, following sexual harassment allegations against the gov last week. WAMC News

Today, NYS NYS Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick, NYS Senator James Skoufis, three Assemblymembers, CSEA & PEF reps, rocklandgov County Exec Ed Day & others will be in Orangeburg to oppose the closure of the Rockland Children’s Psychiatric Center, per Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget proposal. WAMC News

Two of the 10 new NYS-run COVID vaccination sites Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo just announced that are in development will be in the mid-Hudson Valley - at the Diana Physical Education Center SUNY Orange in Middletown and at the Ulster County Fairgrounds in New Paltz. WAMC News

NY17 Rep. Mondaire Jones sent a 3/9 letter to Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo & NYSDOH Commissioner Zucker reiterating a months-long request to open a state-run vaccination site in Rockland County. This follows calls from NYS lawmakers from Rockland. WAMC News

Two NYS Hudson Valley Senate Democrats - Senator Michelle Hinchey and Senator Shelley Mayer - are calling for Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign amid sexual harassment allegations. Mayer says, "Yesterday’s allegation of groping was, frankly, for me, the last straw." WAMC News

More HV lawmakers weigh in on path forward re: allegations against Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo. GOP NYS Senator Mike Martucci says the Assembly should introduce and pass Articles of Impeachment immediately. Dem NYS Senator James Skoufis renews his March 3 call for the gov to resign. WAMC News

Just announced: @UlsterExec Pat Ryan 🇺🇸 says the county has a clear path for school districts to reopen full time, in person, safely, in a matter of weeks. WAMC News

INBOX: Rep. Mondaire Jones of #NY17 calls on Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign, citing his handling of #COVID19 in nursing homes, sexual harassment allegations and more. "“Over the past several months, it has become clear that Governor Cuomo is unfit to continue leading our state." WAMC News

Add @UlsterExec Pat Ryan 🇺🇸 to the growing list of Democrats. "Governor Cuomo should do the right thing and resign, enabling our state to begin to heal and move forward." WAMC News

Add to the following that Westchester County’s #SpeakUpWestchester campaign has been translated into several languages, including Korean, Mandarin and Japanese. WAMC News bit.ly/3vEcmlv

ICYMI and need a break from politics... WILMER MEJIA bit.ly/2P6qhjq

Just leaving Newburgh Schools NFA where @RepSeanMaloney announced #AmericanRescuePlan funding for schools in #NY18, standing with @NewburghSup Roberto Padilla (pictured right) & Middletown & Port Jervis superintendents. WAMC News

. Bard College receives $500 million endowment pledge from George Soros. Bard says the challenge grant sets the stage for a $1 billion endowment drive, and the college has already raised $250,000, with plans to raise another $250,000 in the next 5 years. WAMC News

After mass opposition, President of Power-Tech Engineers Victor Rojas tells me that affiliate Premium Energy Holdings submitted a letter to @FERC this afternoon withdrawing its proposal for a pumped storage project using the Ashokan Reservoir. New proposal to come. WAMC News

After resolving many issues, Entergy Holtec International & others (Riverkeeper, Village of Buchanan, et al.) have filed a joint proposal with NY Public Service requesting approval of the transfer of Indian Point Energy from Entergy to Holtec for decommissioning. IP shuts down by 4/30. WAMC News