Andrew Cuomo

Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed 13 state staffers over a span of eight years while he was governor of New York, the Justice Department announced on Friday. The revelation comes as part of an agreement to settle the DOJ’s sexual misconduct investigation into Cuomo, and largely confirms the findings of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ own damning probe into Cuomo’s conduct, which led to the political scion’s resignation in 2021. The DOJ agreement released Friday concludes that Cuomo led a “sexually…

Photo: OLIVIER TOURON/AFP (Getty Images)This story was originally published by Grist. You can subscribe to its weekly newsletter here.For years, with climate bills stalled in Congress, advocates, community groups, nonprofits, and even businesses have relied on ballot initiatives — where citizens vote on new laws alongside new candidates — to push forward environmental action at the state and local levels. In 2020, Michigan voters approved a proposal to use money from oil leases on public lands to fund parks. Two years…

Photo: lev radin (Shutterstock)State law in New York will now have to replace the term “inmate” with “incarcerated individual” regarding people involved in the criminal justice system.This change comes from new legislation signed by Governor Kathy Hochul this week in an attempt to reduce the stigma against incarcerated individuals by “correcting outdated terminology,”as stated in the press release.Previous legislation regarding this switch was made by former Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2021, but that legislation covered…