Governor Kathy Hochul is Attempting to Give Herself Completely New Powers to Mandate Masks for Anyone.
Hochul is doing this by issuing a regulation, a process wholly under her control, and completely bypassing the legislature. Regulations are supposed to be rules made by the bureaucracy to implement laws passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor. They cannot legally be used to give the Governor completely new powers. The regulation will become law if not stopped by February 14.
