Dan Clark
@danclarkreports.bsky.social
I'm a New York government, politics and policy reporter for the Times Union in Albany, NY. I'm the author of Capitol Confidential, our daily newsletter from the Capitol: https://linktr.ee/DanClarkReports
CapCon is a banger today. First: Hochul says 'disband' ICE. - Then, Anthropic quietly met with NY agency reps this week. - And a CapCon Q&A w/ @tonysimone on housing development. - Plus, @zellnor4ny's new bill on credit interest rates. & more www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-dis...
Hochul: 'Disband' ICE, Anthropic's meeting with New York
And a CapCon Q&A on how New York can spur housing development
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The opponents of New York's even-year election law are using a new argument: that it violates the state's John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act. Thursday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/even-year-... - State panel advances controversial Brooklyn hospital merger with NYC H+H - & much more ⬇️
Hochul poo-poos pied-à-terre upstate expansion www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-poo... - NY's share of millionaires grows - Blakeman says he's ended 287(g) agreements, will join lawsuit - & more today
Hochul poo-poos pied-à-terre upstate expansion
And New York's share of millionaires now exceeds Texas, according to new data
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Hochul said Tuesday she doesn't think ICE should be tipped off about noncitizens unless they're convicted of a crime and finish serving their sentence. But she stopped short of saying that should be state law www.capitolconfidential.com/p/a-lying-go... - Dolan dumps another $1 million - & more
Hochul's line on ICE as local agreements expire
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A new pro-Blakeman super PAC has entered the chat and it's being run by people with close ties to Trump, including a former George Santos treasurer www.capitolconfidential.com/p/trump-alli... - A look back at Hochul's 5 years in office - New bills on Hochul's desk - Mamdani sued - & more today
Trump allies launch new pro-Blakeman super PAC
And what's defined Hochul on her fifth anniversary in office
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It's the fifth anniversary of Gov. Kathy Hochul taking office. Here's what's defined her www.timesunion.com/state/articl...
Hochul at five years: A remade state party, and a series of battles
Here are five things that have marked Hochul’s tenure on the fifth anniversary of her taking office.
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Hochul has dropped nine new months of her detailed past schedules. Meetings include Mark Zuckerberg, proponents of controversial pipeline projects, AOC and many others www.capitolconfidential.com/p/who-hochul... - Terror attack on state Capitol thwarted - & much more today
Who Hochul met with: Mark Zuckerberg, pipeline proponents, AOC and more
And an alleged terror plot on the state Capitol has prompted federal charges
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New York is accusing the Trump administration of now colluding with private litigants in New Jersey to tank congestion pricing, drawing connections to the White House and GOP. Wednesday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/ny-claims-... (With much more as well!)
State lawmakers want NY to change how it doles out funding for rape crisis and DV programs after cuts were reported this week www.capitolconfidential.com/p/rape-crisi... Plus: New York says the USDOL's claims of unemployment fraud were false. Anthony D'Esposito claps back Tuesday & more today
Is Hochul's nuclear gambit bananas, and is that a bad thing? www.capitolconfidential.com/p/is-hochul-... Plus: - HALT settlement nears - City Council hearing on pied-e-terre - 35 more bills on Hochul's desk - New bill on books and AI - & more today
Is Hochul's nuclear gambit bananas, and is that a bad thing?
And a new bill targets AI companies and the destruction of rare books
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'Radical left' Kathy Hochul targeted by Trump on Long Island www.capitolconfidential.com/p/radical-le...
'Radical left' Kathy Hochul targeted by Trump on Long Island
And Hochul will consider a new tax structure for nicotine vaping products in New York
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New York now has new rules for how the Parole Board considers the release of people serving life sentences after being convicted of crimes as children. New York's new parole rules for 'juvenile-lifers' www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-s...
New York's new parole rules for 'juvenile-lifers'
And the debate over a federal education tax credit as Hochul's deadline looms.
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Gen Z turns against Hochul. Wednesday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/gen-z-turn... - Hochul says she spoke with Trump about TPS - Hochul and Tish say they might sue over ICE's planned shock gloves - DiNapoli cautions New York City's financial stability - & more
Gen Z turns against Hochul
And the governor wants answers from Trump on the impact of Haitians losing temporary protected status
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The American Future Fund asked the Second Circuit to reject New York's argument that the group's case to run anti-DSA ads was moot after Mamdani's election, pointing to the June primaries as evidence.
Dan Clark@danclarkreports.bsky.social · 2w agoHochul and Trump trade barbs over pied-à-terre tax and an anti-DSA group is using June's primaries to fuel its case against New York. Tuesday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-and... - New bill would ban "nudification" AI tools - How New York could improve gov't oversight - & more today
Hochul and Trump trade barbs over pied-à-terre tax and an anti-DSA group is using June's primaries to fuel its case against New York. Tuesday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-and... - New bill would ban "nudification" AI tools - How New York could improve gov't oversight - & more today
Hochul and Trump trade barbs over pied-à-terre tax
And an anti-DSA group is using June's primaries to fuel its case against New York
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New York has myriad entities that oversee ethics in state government but their work can be stunted by uncertainty over funding, political interference and a lack of coordination www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...
NY could strengthen state government oversight, report finds
There are several entities that oversee different areas of state government in different ways.
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New York's murky harmful algal bloom problem — and how experts say the state could help fix it www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-s...
New York's murky harmful algal bloom problem
Plus: Trump to visit New York this week and the DEC doesn't know how much trash is recycled
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NY gets backup in DOJ 'Green Light' fight www.capitolconfidential.com/p/ny-gets-ba... And more in today's CapCon:
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...
SAFE for Kids Act
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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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