NY gets backup in DOJ 'Green Light' fight www.capitolconfidential.com/p/ny-gets-ba... And more in today's CapCon:
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What advice does George Pataki have for Bruce Blakeman as he attempts to become the first Republican elected statewide since 2002? I asked him. Wednesday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/pataki-s-a... - Lobbying expenses more than doubled in 2026 - Repealing the gay sauna ban - & more today
Blakeman is getting more backup in the race for governor, this time from outside New York. Tuesday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/another-bl... - Opponents seek last-minute aid in dying delay - Hochul urged to veto automated web crawler bill - Two new bills of note - & more
Another Blakeman booster enters New York's race for governor
And an aid in dying delay is being sought by the law's opponents.
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The state Assembly's handling of a 2001 rape case from a former staffer is headed to trial. The state didn't engage in settlement talks and the alleged rapist is one of two defense witnesses the AG's office is relying on www.capitolconfidential.com/p/assembly-s... And much more today:
James Dolan has quietly dumped $1 million into an anti-Hochul super PAC, bringing his pro-Blakeman spending above $2 million. Thursday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/dolan-dump... And a federal judge has tossed an "absurd" lawsuit against New York's Medicaid Aid in Dying Act & much more!
Blakeman says he thinks Hochul is going to try to "steal the election" for governor this year. I asked him to clarify. Here's what he, and Hochul's campaign, said www.capitolconfidential.com/p/blakeman-s... - Hakeem Jeffries in Rochester -New bill to ban humanoid robots in schools - & much more
Zohran Mamdani, Shania Twain and a top lawmaker's rebuke. Tuesday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/zohran-mam... - Social media rules for kids finalized; NY expects to get sued - 18 bills hit Hochul's desk - & much more today
New York is announcing the implementing rules this morning for the SAFE For Kids Act, which will require social media companies to verify the ages of their users and prevent minors from being served algorithmic feeds ag.ny.gov/safe-for-kid...
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In today's @capitolconfidental.bsky.social newsletter: Will pushback to a robot teacher's aide in western NY lead to the development of a statewide policy barring android educators? Or: It's like "The Stepford Wives" meets "Welcome Back, Kotter."
'No law exists': NY pushed on school AI rules after robot reversal
And a utility company's $30 million refund prompts new state legislation.
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New York faces calls for a statewide policy on AI in schools after a district pulled the plug on the deployment of a robot teacher's aide: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/no-law-exi... - A $30m utility refund prompts a new bill - Shootings (mostly) down - & more
New York's top court, a purged voter file and a constitutional question. From Friday's CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/ny-s-top-c...
NY's top court, a purged voter file and a constitutional question
And for nonbinary lawmakers and visitors, the Capitol's bathroom options fall short
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The state Legislature passed a bill this year that could help prevent future Legionnaire's outbreaks in New York City. Read about it in yesterday's CapCon:
Dan Clark@danclarkreports.bsky.social · 2w agoA packed Thursday CapCon, starting with a surge in homelessness in areas of New York outside the city: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-s... - Rules & Regs: Substitute child care workers and community paramedics - Republicans seize on NJ noncitizen voters - A pending Legionnaire's bill
Meet Jack, who couldn't find a gender-neutral bathroom at the state Capitol. OGS had an employee clear out a bathroom and wait outside while Jack used it. “I don’t think somebody should have to ‘out’ themselves just to (urinate),” Jack said. www.timesunion.com/state/articl...
New York's state Capitol lacks public gender-neutral bathrooms for visitors
A transgender student had to be escorted by a state employee to an empty bathroom because of the lack of gender-neutral facilities at the Capitol complex.
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A packed Thursday CapCon, starting with a surge in homelessness in areas of New York outside the city: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-s... - Rules & Regs: Substitute child care workers and community paramedics - Republicans seize on NJ noncitizen voters - A pending Legionnaire's bill
And here are the top donors to Republicans in the state Assembly and Senate, including, you guessed it, James Dolan: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-c... Dolan and his family are pumping cash into Republican campaigns in New York at levels matching what Ron Lauder has done in the past.
New York City's rent freeze targeted in landlords' lawsuit
And the top donors to Republicans in the state Senate and Assembly.
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Dan Clark@danclarkreports.bsky.social · 3w agoFull list: Here are the top donor entities to Democrats in the state Assembly and Senate www.capitolconfidential.com/p/full-list-... - Plus the raw data if that's your thing - New bill seeks a Purple Alert for missing vulnerable people - Hochul to decide new sex offender screenings - & more
Full list: Here are the top donor entities to Democrats in the state Assembly and Senate www.capitolconfidential.com/p/full-list-... - Plus the raw data if that's your thing - New bill seeks a Purple Alert for missing vulnerable people - Hochul to decide new sex offender screenings - & more
Hochul tells Homan to "talk to the big boss" before threatening an ICE surge in New York. Monday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-to-... - State lawmakers want Schumer & Jeffries to join calls to abolish ICE - Radiation in WNY leads to relocations - 15 bills on Hochul's desk - & more
Democrats in New York aren't taking any chances in 2026. Friday CapCon read: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/why-ny-dem... Plus: 2 new bills would change New York's elections for super PACs and elections officials & more today
Hochul's campaign haul was fueled by plenty of big-dollar donors while Blakeman got a BIG boost from one of New York's top billionaires and his family. Details in this Thursday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-s-b... Plus: NY hits back at DOJ over CDPAP and this week's Rules & Regs
A packed Wednesday CapCon for you. www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-s... - Ulster is asking the state Legislature for a local income tax on high earners - The state Legislature is set to have its first nonbinary member - DiNapoli says NY's finances are "highly exposed" to risk - & way more
The omnibus bill to pause and regulate data centers is still very much alive despite Hochul's executive order Tuesday, lawmakers said: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/data-cente... Plus: Hochul pens Zeldin on radiation in western New York and more today
Data centers bill not dead despite Hochul executive order
And Hochul is asking Zeldin for help in western New York.
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Did you know that attendance records for the state Senate and Assembly in New York aren't online? I got my hands on attendance for every member on every day of this year's session. Here's who missed the most, including some who missed more than half: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/full-list-...
Full list: State Senate and Assembly attendance in 2026
Who missed the most days and why you wouldn't know it.
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Hochul signs executive order creating data center moratorium 'up to one year' www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti... via Alex MacDougall
Hochul signs executive order creating data center moratorium 'up to one year'
The executive order moratorium issued on Tuesday affects development of large-scale data centers in the state, but differs significantly from a moratorium passed by the legislature in June.
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Did you know that attendance records for the state Senate and Assembly in New York aren't online? I got my hands on attendance for every member on every day of this year's session. Here's who missed the most, including some who missed more than half: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/full-list-...
Full list: State Senate and Assembly attendance in 2026
Who missed the most days and why you wouldn't know it.
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Calls made to New York's domestic violence hotline regularly went unanswered, a new audit found. The state's keeping the vendor: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/ny-s-domes... Plus: A DOJ v. NY over ICE update, a judge rules against Melissa DeRosa, Constantino gets a boost, Blakeman gets $ and more
NY's domestic violence hotline failed to answer calls, audit finds
And Bruce Blakeman finally gets his first batch of matching funds.
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New York's all-electric buildings mandate could be headed to SCOTUS after a federal appellate court handed down a decision on the law Tuesday www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-s... Plus: Magnarelli has officially been defeated in Syracuse, Mamdani and Menin strike a deal and more in CapCon
New York's electric buildings mandate could head to SCOTUS
And another longtime Assembly incumbent has officially been unseated.
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New York is reviewing how a recent DOJ memo regarding disability rights will impact thousands and lawmakers are seeking answers: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-b... Plus: SCOTUS declines to hear a case against Hochul, there's new pressure for her to sign a bill on custody cases and more
New York braces for impact of DOJ disability rights memo
And the U.S. Supreme Court won't hear a case brought against Hochul. We have details.
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Happy Friday! Did New York use AI to write this year's Regents exams? Bruce Blakeman says it did. I looked into it Friday: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/did-ny-use... Plus: Republicans ask a federal judge to delay certain local elections on Long Island until next year, news rules for APLs and more
Did NY use AI to write Regents exams?
And automatic license plate readers are being targeted by state lawmakers.
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How Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie feels after Tuesday night's socialist sweep in the state Legislature: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/heastie-re... - Blakeman under fire Lander comments - NY Medicaid director testifies in DC - Hochul's now winning a key voting bloc - NY targets "hustlers" - & more
Heastie reacts to socialist sweep in Assembly primaries
And Blakeman is under fire for making a Holocaust reference about Brad Lander
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