Hochul's list of 75 regs ripe for revision, a new Q poll in the race for governor, a bill on state-serviced student loans and more in today's CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-s-l...

Hochul's list of 75 regs ripe for revision

And a new poll in the race for governor found a closer match than last month

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Hochul is advancing 75 regulatory actions, including changes to expand access to child care Childcare, payroll and paperwork: Hochul advances 75 state rules changes www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

Childcare, payroll and paperwork: Hochul advances 75 state rules changes

Among the most significant are five intended to expand access to childcare, largely through changes around how that service is provided.

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Here are the 15 state Senate races to watch heading into Election Day www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-s...

15 NY state Senate races to watch two weeks from Election Day

And Hochul is targeting Blakeman over vow to cut Medicaid

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The Constitution Pipeline is getting a $42 million boost from the Trump administration using a wartime law. Here's where the project stands: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/trump-uses... - Hochul calls up 47 bills, signs 2 -What's happening this week, including an Assembly hearing - & more

Trump uses wartime law to support NY pipeline project

And a state Assembly hearing is among this week's events in state government

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Hochul’s second-term test and Blakeman’s crusade to stop it www.timesunion.com/state/articl...

Hochul’s second-term test and Blakeman’s crusade to stop it

Blakeman and Hochul have both billed themselves as candidates with the unique ability to appeal outside their base.

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New York has generated $7 billion more in tax revenue in the first half of the state's fiscal year than what was projected www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-t... Plus: Albany city lawmakers consider a commuter tax, Mamdani to campaign with Hochul, Dolan dumps another $3 million and more

NY raised $7 billion more in taxes than projected

And Hochul says Mamdani will join her on the campaign trail

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Tish James is seeking to boost Democrats running for state Senate and Assembly in competitive districts, she told me Tuesday www.capitolconfidential.com/p/tish-stump...

Tish stumps for state Senate seat seekers

And 4 things to watch in tonight's debate for governor

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How one NY school took on AI — and came out ahead www.capitolconfidential.com/p/how-one-ny...

How one NY school took on AI — and came out ahead

And what's ahead at the state level

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Hochul's budget policy power is being challenged in federal court, 4 bills advocates against sexual violence want from lawmakers after Cornell, new Emerson poll and incentivizing flights upstate. Thursday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-s-b...

Hochul's budget policy power challenged

And 4 bills advocates want lawmakers to pass after the Cornell case

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New York approved its "Enough is Enough" law a decade ago to combat sexual assault on college campuses. After the Cornell case, @lindabrosenthal.bsky.social has a new bill that would build on that law's requirements www.capitolconfidential.com/p/heastie-as...

Heastie, ASC want Hochul to reject school choice tax credit

And Rosenthal's new bill in response to the Cornell case

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Hochul and AOC in the Hudson Valley, Constitution Pipeline protesters at the Capitol, an $8 million sports betting super PAC and more in this Tuesday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-and...

Hochul and AOC align upstate

And the betting power of online sports gambling operators in this year's elections

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What top AI companies told the New York City Council, and the Blakeman donations that raise a question. Monday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/i-don-t-kn...

'I don't know': What AI companies told the NYC Council

And Blakeman's public matching funds claims prompt questions

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Friday CapCon: How Hochul wants to change New York's rape laws, 5 takeaways from the state comptroller's race debate, foster care agencies in crisis www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-cor...

How Hochul wants NY's rape laws changed

And 5 takeaways from the state comptroller's race debate last night

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Hochul seeks change to New York’s rape laws after Cornell case www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

Hochul will seek to close ‘voluntary intoxication loophole’ after Cornell case

The governor vowed to work with lawmakers to remove a defense that can make it harder to prosecute rape when victims voluntarily consumed drugs or alcohol.

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Foster care agencies in New York say they're "on the brink" after their insurance costs skyrocketed in recent years. They say the state needs to step in. Here's what the insurers say is behind the increase and what the state could do to help: www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

Foster care agencies at risk of cuts and closures without state intervention

Insurance costs have spiked, including for agencies in the Capital Region, like Together for Youth.

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Reinvent Albany joins 15 advocacy groups, including @envdefensefund.bsky.social, @nrdc.org, @nypirg.bsky.social, @partnership4nyc.bsky.social, and @tstc.bsky.social in a new amicus brief supporting the MTA’s congestion pricing program in Duffy v. MTA. Read the amicus brief here: buff.ly/wBwZzXY

Two bills that the Cornell case could catalyze and Judith Enck vs. Starbucks www.capitolconfidential.com/p/cornell-ja... Short CapCon today because I had to set aside time for a story coming out in the morning :)

Two bills the Cornell case could catalyze

And the case of Judith Enck vs. Starbucks over their plastic cups

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Hochul's minimum wage freeze fix, the Assembly forms a sexual assault laws working group, New York's abortion shield law heads to SCOTUS and much more in today's CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-s-m...

Hochul's minimum wage freeze fix

And the Assembly forms a working group in response to the incident at Cornell

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New: New York's minimum wage won't increase in January for the first time since it was first tied to inflation in 2024 due to an off-ramp in state law. But Hochul is proposing a change to that law that would allow it to go up next year anyway: www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

As NY faces a minimum wage freeze, Hochul pitches a fix

It’s the result of the state’s recorded loss of thousands of private sector jobs this year.

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State lawmakers in New York are seeking solutions on what's become a surprisingly controversial but consequential issue: battery energy storage www.capitolconfidential.com/p/battery-en... - Harckham wants state-owned land taxed - Hochul signs 5 bills - What's happening this week in NY - & more

Battery energy storage solutions sought by state lawmakers

And Hochul signs five bills on the environment and police pensions

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Thanks to @capitolconfidental.bsky.social for taking a closer look at our new report on New York’s local ethics boards and the gaps in oversight and enforcement. Read our full report here: buff.ly/NFjTGpK

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The boards responsible for overseeing ethics at local governments across New York’s largest towns, cities and counties don’t appear to be in operation, a new report found. Story in comments.

Should New Yorkers subsidize Hochul's nuclear fleet? Lawmakers say no: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/should-new... And DOCCS is proposing new prison disciplinary rules, including new sanctions and changes to hearings. Plus more in today's CapCon. :)

Should New Yorkers pay for Hochul's nuclear fleet?

And new rules around prison disciplinary proceedings are proposed

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A tale of two polls in the race for New York governor, a super PAC for Saritha, 14 bills head to Hochul's desk and more in today's CapCon. www.capitolconfidential.com/p/a-tale-of-...

A tale of two polls in the NY governor's race

And 14 bills have hit Hochul's desk, including a few ripe for Climate Week

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New York considers AI "kill switches" and a Democrat introduces the TERMINATOR Act to bolster AI development safeguards www.capitolconfidential.com/p/ai-kill-sw...

Hochul eyes 141-year-old Scaffold Law in housing push www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-eye...

Hochul eyes 141-year-old Scaffold Law in housing push

And the state will pay Robert Brooks' family $24 million to settle lawsuits

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The outside income cap for New York state lawmakers would be lifted by a new bill introduced by a Democrat, who says the restriction will create a Legislature "composed of the independently wealthy." www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-w...

New York wants AI whistleblowers to reach out

And the Legislature's outside income cap would be lifted by two new bills

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Rural New York's suicide stats raise red flags www.capitolconfidential.com/p/rural-new-...

Rural New York's suicide stats raise red flags

And where measles cases are concentrated in New York

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New York to no longer require students to pass Regents exams to graduate www.capitolconfidential.com/p/ny-moves-t... Plus: New York & NYC sue over the "public charge" rule, @jumaane.bsky.social has a new AI report, @senatorcooney.bsky.social pitches universal health coverage for kids, & more

NY moves to drop Regents exam graduation requirement

And the state leads litigation against new 'public charge' proposal for immigrants

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New York's top court will hear a case next week against the country's social media giants spurred by the 2022 Buffalo mass shooting www.capitolconfidential.com/p/ny-s-top-c... - New York considers a new 3,000-bed prison - A new bill re: Blakeman's AI campaign videos - & more

NY's top court to hear case against social media giants

And New York considers a new prison after closing several others

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Hochul scalates her attacks on the White House over what she says is its "idiotic trade war." Tuesday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-idi... - A top Albany lobbyist forms a super PAC - Ulster's local income tax push faces PAC - New bill to ban crypto campaign contributions - & more