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Sandy aftermath: Cuomo picks panel to probe utilities' performance

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a

Photo credit: AP | New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a news conference while United States Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood (right) and MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota look on in front of the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, formerly the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, in New York, on Tuesday. Cuomo announced that the tunnel, which was closed from damage caused by superstorm Sandy, will open to limited traffic. (Nov. 13, 2012)

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced the creation of a new commission with far-reaching subpoena powers to investigate utility companies' handling of superstorm Sandy and a pair of tropical storms that ravaged New York last year.

Cuomo signed an executive order to establish the 10-member commission under the Moreland Act, a century-old law giving the state power to investigate private entities....

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