Cuomo sends mixed signals on LIPA's future
Photo credit: Charles Eckert | From left to right: Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, Jerome M. Hauer , Commissioner of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Governor Andrew Cuomo, and Long Beach City Manager Jack Schnirman make an announcement regarding superstorm Sandy recovery aid at Long Beach City Hall. (Dec. 16, 2012)
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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who has said bluntly that the Long Island Power Authority can't be fixed and needs dismantling, is sending strangely mixed signals on the issue.
Last week, key members of the state Assembly said they expect Cuomo to submit a budget amendment on privatizing LIPA.
Now, he's sending his chief political adviser, Larry Schwartz, to Long Island to sound out public officials...
