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Fowl play!
Gov. Kathy Hochul has farmed out the task of distributing thousands of turkeys to the state Democratic Party after deciding that the Thanksgiving tradition violates new ethics rules.
Last November, Hochul traveled across the state to personally participate in the annual turkey giveaway to the needy and noted the birds were donated by corporations and non-profits.
Some of last year’s donors included Amazon, Coca-Cola, MetLife, Geico, the Golub Family Foundation, UJA-Federation of New York and the China General Chamber of Commerce.
Hochul’s counsel, however, recently determined that the turkeys could be considered inappropriate gifts under new state ethics rules.
Instead, the state Democratic Party was asked to buy the turkeys and help distribute them, according to the Albany Times Union.
