“Today’s scathing report from the Office of the Attorney General is a stark reminder of why my colleagues and I have continually called for an investigation into the crisis in our nursing homes. These findings are serious and damning. Public trust is required to battle COVID-19. This is a deep betrayal and a sad failure.

“We can’t provide proper oversight and deliver real accountability from the sidelines. My colleagues in both houses of the Legislature must immediately remove the governor’s emergency powers and restore constitutionally required oversight. Transparency should never be this hard,” said Ra.