LIPA's in crisis, yet Cuomo lacks urgency
Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Governor Andrew Cuomo in Long Beach. (Nov. 10, 2012)
A state investigative panel tasked by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to determine what went wrong during LIPA's superstorm Sandy response fired off its first subpoenas last week.
The Moreland Commission, empaneled by Cuomo two weeks ago, is said to have been told to complete its work within weeks rather than months.
Sounds like something's finally happening -- except, of course, that it is not.
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