James

“I can handle this, bring it on, but right now, there are so many needs in this state.”

There’s a joke in Albany that the title “AG” stands for “Aspiring Governor”, and for good reason. Governors Andrew Cuomo and Elliot Spitzer were both attorney generals.

“(The state attorney general) had a motive to draw every possible inference against the governor, who was a political rival.”

“At the end of the day, it was getting resources to counties that were struggling each and every day."

The money will come from a $4.5 billion settlement reached earlier this year with Purdue Pharma, and the Sackler family.

“I’m the most prepared person to assume this responsibility, and I am going to ask the voters at some point for their faith in me again.”

When asked directly at the end of the event if she was running for governor next year, James jokingly interrupted the questioner and took her exit.

About $4.3 billion will be distributed to nearly every state in the nation to help fund prevention, treatment and recovery programs; New York will get $200 million.

New York is among the states agreeing to end the fight to halt a controversial Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan. The deal shelters members of the Sackler family from opioid lawsuits.

This comes as opioid overdoses and gun violence surge across the state.