There's been a lot of news on redistricting. But another amendment to move almost all remaining local elections to even years is now poised for first passage this week www.capitolconfidential.com/p/democrats-... Plus: Lawmakers prepare for chapter amendments, AI bills teed up, MAID regs & more

As we wait for lawmakers to pass the big stuff, here are 5 bills that have already passed both chambers that would have a statewide impact www.capitolconfidential.com/p/5-big-bill... Plus: Hochul's nominees head to the Senate and details on this year's version of the judicial redistricting bill.

Here's everything in the new omnibus bill on data centers in New York: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/data-cente... Plus: Details on the redistricting amendment, including a new twist, the packaging bill's chances look slim at this point, a new Cannabis Industry Wage Board is being teed up and more

Last week of session: What New York lawmakers are moving www.capitolconfidential.com/p/last-week-...

Another kind of redistricting has entered the chat. Aside from the two anticipated redistricting amendments, new judicial districts are also back on the table: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/judicial-r... Plus: Pepper spray, domestic violence, plug-in solar & other bills pass both chambers & more

Bruce Blakeman, a Republican running for governor, said Thursday he may sue the state over new immigration policies approved in Albany. But Blakeman then admitted he had not read the new law, passed last week, and inaccurately described what it does. www.timesunion.com/state/articl...

No shade, but we have content in CapCon all the time that's then reported as news days later elsewhere. Skip the wait. Get a 7-day trial of CapCon that will take you through the end of session now: www.capitolconfidential.com/upgrade?offe... If you want to cancel after, no hard feelings!

What's inside the final state budget bills: Medicaid changes, new revenue raisers, tax benefits and a hell of a lot more we didn't have on our radar Read all about them: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/inside-the...

Here are 17 parts of the new TED budget bill you'll want to read about, including super-speeders, Climate Act, SEQRA, utility company oversight and a heck of a lot more. Read about it in today's very long and comprehensive CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/utility-ov...

5 things to watch in the last two weeks of the legislative session www.capitolconfidential.com/p/5-things-t... Plus: Tier 6 deal details, comptroller debate gets spicy and more

Lawmakers took up a second (technically third) state budget bill Thursday: Public Protection and General Government. Here are the 17 parts you'll want to know about, including immigration, auto insurance, procurement, lobbyist changes and more. www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-i...

'Tom Homan can shove it': New York to enact ICE accountability measures www.timesunion.com/state/articl...

State budget voting begins! Here's everything in the first bill, ELFA, including school aid changes, mayoral control, housing incentives and more. www.capitolconfidential.com/p/state-budg... Plus: News on the human services COLA, health care help and the city Charter Review Commission

Lawmaker pay pause prompts new budget battle bill www.capitolconfidential.com/p/lawmaker-p... - State budget vote timing update - Inside the finances of comptroller candidates - & much more on this Tuesday

The latest on the timing of a vote on state budget bills as this year's session winds down (or up?) www.capitolconfidential.com/p/ambitious-... - 2nd Circuit upholds decision on NY's concealed carry law - Bill to require disclosure of lobbyists' positions moving - & much more on this Monday

New York has required judges to retire at age 70 since 1869 but that mandate could be on the chopping block more than a century and a half later www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-s... - The PCFB is appealing the decision reversing its rejection of Blakeman's matching funds - & MUCH more today

'Very slim' chance state budget ends next week, Gianaris says www.capitolconfidential.com/p/very-slim-... But updates on mayoral control, electric school buses and health care. And multiple redistricting amendments before session ends? A choose-your-own-adventure.

Data center package plotted by lawmakers as post-budget priority www.capitolconfidential.com/p/data-cente... Speaking of post-budget, here's how many bills have passed so far this year — and how that compares to 2025 and 2024 Plus: New lobbying data from COELIG and closing the "Epstein loophole"

Packaging reduction bill revived with changes poised for its passage www.timesunion.com/state/articl...

New York's prisons watchdog commission is now in limbo without a quorum as the state Senate awaits nominees required from Hochul by a new law www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-s... - NYC's budget gap filled? - Blakeman wins matching funds case - & much more today

I have bad news if you thought we'd see a vote on the state budget this week www.capitolconfidential.com/p/no-state-b... - Hochul explains what happened - Psilocybin bill gets big amendments - Top-lobbied bill of 2025 is on the move (not packaging) Full rundown of today's CapCon is in the reply

Hochul's state budget deal: Everything we know and why lawmakers dispute such an agreement exists www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-s-s...

Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday morning that she had reached a deal on a $268 billion state budget with Democrats in the state Legislature, who called that announcement “premature,” and claimed no such agreement had been struck www.timesunion.com/state/articl...

What Bruce Blakeman said when asked if he would support tariff refund checks and New York's climate change response www.capitolconfidential.com/p/bruce-blak... - Democrats ask Hochul to sign abortion medication bill ASAP - Banning animals in traveling acts - & much more today

Jeffries dispatches top deputy to NY Capitol to plan redistricting steps www.timesunion.com/state/articl...

Democrats in New York race the redistricting clock as session wanes www.capitolconfidential.com/p/democrats-... - Budget talks "really close to the beginning of the end" - Homan warns of ICE surge in NY - & more today

Epstein survivors testify at NY Capitol in support of bill to seek damages www.timesunion.com/state/articl...

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democrats in the state Legislature are barreling toward a deal on the state budget, with an agreement expected this week if progress continues at the current pace www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-law... - We have table targets - Epstein survivors speak in Albany - & more

Hochul visited the LCA Friday for her annual passing of the cookies. Here are the nuggets of news she made. www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-nex... - A Democrat-sponsored bill to delay the electric school bus mandate is moving - Epstein survivors at the state Capitol Monday - & much more today

New York revives redistricting discussions amid Supreme Court ruling www.timesunion.com/state/articl...

What's New York's 'Epstein loophole' for sex traffickers? I explain that — and how lawmakers want to close it www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-e... - Upstate pied-à-terre opt-in? - Fraudulent social media ads - & more

Redistricting in New York has been revived, with Hochul and lawmakers still discussing a start of overhauling the state's process this year www.capitolconfidential.com/p/redistrict... - Will we have the latest state budget since 2010? - Update on budget talks from Heastie - & much more today

Hochul quickly shot down a new tax proposal from Mamdani to help fill the city’s budget gap and budget talks are near the "end of the middle." www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-rej... - Lawmakers seek to influence Climate Act court case - Todd Hood at the state Capitol Tuesday - & much more

The packaging extended producer responsibility is back with major changes intended to set it up for passage in the Assembly, where' it's lagged www.capitolconfidential.com/p/packaging-... And as of today, it's a new era for CapCon. We have a new website and we're launching in California!

Big beauty battles Senate-approved cosmetics chemicals bill capitolconfidential.com/p/big-beauty... - Cannabis farmers markets are here - This bill has passed both chambers since first being intro'd in 2009 - Changing the PSC's standards for rate cases - & much more today

Hochul has written an op-ed on Climate Act stuff in the Times Union Hochul: Fitting NY's climate goals to reality www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...

By the way, here's where I wrote about what the speaker says we don't write about: 1. capitolconfidential.com/p/state-budg... 2. capitolconfidential.com/p/the-other-... Subscribe to CapCon today for more coverage like this.

Heastie wants budget power imbalance fix, says reporters are 'silent' on it www.capitolconfidential.com/p/heastie-wa... - Hochul bans state workers from prediction market insider trading - Bills on food additives, electric lawn equipment, state contracts & more have passed both chambers - & more

New York's unemployment rate hit a 4-year high in February www.capitolconfidential.com

A state budget deal is not expected this week and a top Assembly member wants to amend the state constitution to rebalance the process www.capitolconfidential.com/p/state-budg... - SCOTUS won't hear Cuomo nursing homes case - Energy chair pitches nuclear state support pause - & more

New York's fracking ban is facing a federal lawsuit over property rights www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-yorks-... - ESCOs ordered to refund $71 million - What to expect on the budget next week - Bills on voting in local jails, "ghost jobs" and NYSERDA are on the move - & much more

New York's' court officials have now officially given the go-ahead for attorneys to use AI to prepare legal documents. From yesterday's CapCon:

Hochul said Thursday she supports an expanded package of immigrant protections — but one part raised a big red flag for lawmakers and advocates www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-imm... - Lobbying spending hits an all-time high in NY - NY has to explain Blakeman matching funds decision - & more

Inside the finances of Hochul, Blakeman and their running mates www.capitolconfidential.com/p/inside-the...

Campaign contributions are clouding the convo around car insurance at the Capitol. www.capitolconfidential.com/p/the-campai... Full list: Donations from trial lawyers, car insurers and Uber to Hochul and lawmakers for a full picture. And Sen. Gianaris has an answer on insurance company profits.

'One-way street' on auto insurance talks with Hochul, Gianaris says www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-a... - LGBTQ groups oppose online safety proposal - Consequence of "Son of Sam" law in New York - New Bills: More transparency around no-bid state contracts - & more

Hochul seeks Climate Act case delay until after state budget deal www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-cli... - ASC says we'll have a budget by May 1 - Supportive housing advocates warn of 'crisis' - A new bill to bolster whistleblowers - & more

New York's 'noncompliance' with environmental law ruins regulations, judge rules www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-yorks-... - PSC adopts regs around natural gas restraints - Updated film production tax credit proposed program - A public database of state budget lawmaker earmarks? - & more

Hochul has a heart for her hecklers, who she defended Wednesday www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-has... - Blakeman sues over PCFB's rejection of matching funds - 'Big shoes to fill': reax to Peoples-Stokes' surprise - A new bill would allow lawsuits over conversion therapy - & more

The other problem with a late state budget as discussions continue to stall www.capitolconfidential.com/p/the-other-... Full Tuesday CapCon: