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The mayoral election starts a busy and uncertain year for Democrats in the city and state of New York. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned as governor in August, was widely expected to run for a fourth term in November 2022 and his departure has opened the governor’s race while loosening party discipline.
Impacts
Hochul’s conservative positions, rooted in her upstate Buffalo base, mean she needs to win some support from the left.
New York state’s moratorium on evictions due to the pandemic may be extended beyond its current expiry in January.
After legalising the recreational use of marijuana in April, state Democrats must now decide how to regulate the market.
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