Cuomo’s Chances for Mayor Depend on Voters’ Memories of Why the Ex-Governor Was Forced From Office

The latest: New York’s highest court just ruled that the state’s ethics commission can proceed with its investigation of a $5.1 million book deal Cuomo made in 2020.

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Governor Andrew Cuomo on Capitol Hill. Al Drago/Getty Images

How good are voters’ memories? The outcome of the New York City mayoral election may hinge on how much they remember of the corruption-filled past of the former governor, Andrew Cuomo, who is hoping to rewrite his own history and run for mayor.

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