Cuomo's extremely slow action on rolling out the vaccines. New York is currently ranked 28th for its distribution of the vaccine. It's appalling.
One main difference that I've seen during all of this is that states like NY and CA see their elderly and disabled citizens as expendable, while states like Florida, who have done a great job vaccinating their populations (the media will not give Florida credit), value those citizens. This divide cannot be more clear.
Regarding Whitmer;Obviously if you don't find her restrictive or if she has improved on that issue that is great. I just recall that her husband went out boating during the height of the pandemic last spring when she did not allow residents of the state who might have been able to also do the same. That is the same hypocrisy Newsom exhibited in CA with dining at the French Laundry.
Someone will probably complain and think this thread should be shut down for being political as they did before. The reality is this pandemic is certainly age and health related and when those who are voted into office to govern and protect us and fail greatly to do so they should pay the price with their lack of leadership roles.
The nursing home disaster is getting significant publicity now. Lawsuits will be instituted on a class action basis. Attorneys will need plaintiffs and participants.
I don't know and don't have the time to research and determine what, if any, grants of immunity Cuomo may have extended to nursing homes, but given the information being uncovered now, it's possible he overextended his authority, and those grants may be nullified. If so, nursing homes may be either named as defendants or eventually third partied in. They may also be dismissed if they were pressured by Cuomo (which I suspect did occur).
Still, law firms building class action suits need data, and plaintiffs.
You can help by researching suits, including law firms handling or planning to institute them, and volunteering to be a party plaintiff. It doesn't cost anything; you're just one of the lead plaintiffs while others are recruited to get certification for class action.
I doubt that this would bring closure, but it might help you feel better about Cuomo's actions, i.e., that he's being brought to justice, and to pay for his actions.
Give it some thought. Would you feel some sense of relief if you could participate in a class action suit that brought to light Cuomo's inappropriate actions with nursing homes and Covid patients?