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Cuomo acknowledges risk in 'thank you' to gun-bill supporters
With some Republicans under fire, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo sent a thank you letter Monday to state legislators who backed his gun-control bill – acknowledging some could pay a political price.
“I understand the vote could cost political capital, the important ones always do …,” Cuomo wrote. “But I consider the cost an investment in the safety of our state and in our individual and collective legacy...