Assembly Speaker Heastie May be Holding Up Blanket Eviction Moratorium, Despite Senate Consensus
Sources both inside and outside the legislature say Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie is pushing back against the Senate Democrats’ proposal for a blanket moratorium.
Morley Musick · December 17, 2020

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie has been pursuing a position more in line with the Governors approach on eviction moratoriums, sources said. | The Governor's Press Office
Morley Musick is a contributing editor to New York Focus and the founder of Mouse Magazine.
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