Legislators voting this week to scale back Gov. Cuomo's pandemic powers

State lawmakers plan to scale back the temporary emergency powers given to Gov. Andrew Cuomo at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic last year. Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said the Legislature will pass legislation this week repealing Cuomo's emergency powers. The temporary emergency allowance gave Cuomo broader powers to issue executive orders. In that time, Cuomo has filed dozens of executive orders covering everything from mandatory mask rules…