MARIO CUOMO DEAD: Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo dies at age 82. Mario Cuomo died six hours after his son, Andrew Cuomo, was sworn into his second term as New York state governor, the NY Daily News reports.
“He couldn’t be here physically today … but my father is in this room,” Andrew Cuomo said in his inaugural address.
“He’s in the heart and mind of every person who is here. His inspiration and his legacy and his spirit is what has brought this day to this point.”
As governor, Mario Cuomo wrestled with two recessions and presided over a massive expansion of the state prison system. A liberal, he bucked the political winds by wielding his veto pen year after year to block the restoration of the state death penalty.
This was cross-posted from The Hinterland Gazette.