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Assessing Cuomo's first year in office

Originally published: December 28, 2011 9:41 PM
Updated: December 28, 2011 10:30 PM
By YANCEY ROY  yancey.roy@newsday.com

Quick ReadPursuing a promise to improve state government, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has used a mix of guile, flattery, force and money to shake up Albany, a capital city known for political gridlock and scandal, legislators and analysts said.

In this file photo, New York Gov. Andrew

Photo credit: AP | In this file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo reacts after same-sex marriage was legalized at the Capitol in Albany. (June 24, 2011)

Pursuing a promise to improve state government, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has used a mix of guile, flattery, force and money to shake up Albany, a capital city known for political gridlock and scandal, legislators and analysts said.

Days before Cuomo was elected governor, New Yorkers' confidence in their state government was at an all-time low, with a poll showing that only 14 percent believed...

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