News Bipartisan Coalition Pushes New Probe Into Nursing Home Deaths By Dan Clark Published August 19, 2020 at 11:16 AM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Lawmakers hold a press conference in Albany on Wednesday, Aug. 19 Credit: Dan Clark NEW YORK NOW - Republicans in the state Legislature are hoping that support from a handful of Democrats on a bill to establish an independent probe into the state’s handling of nursing homes during the COVID-19 crisis will garner momentum for the measure.