Lawmakers and lobbyists in New York take note: here's some public ethics changes that could be considered in 2026 www.capitolconfidential.com/p/how-new-yo... - 15 bills are on Hochul's desk - Cannabis showcase events moving forward - Bulk lottery ticket purchase rules & more

Hochul pushes back on claims New York could legalize prostitution www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-say... - NYSED faces a new lawsuit over its Native American mascot ban - And a look at Jay Jacobs' survival and history w/ Mamdani

Why Tom DiNapoli, New York's state comptroller, is facing his first serious challenge in 18 years from within his own party: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/why-tom-di...

Here are 10 changes lawmakers could consider to the HALT Act after this year's prison strike: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/what-chang... Plus: Betty Rosa is suing Rob Mujica. It's a small world.

In today's Capitol Confidential newsletter, @danclarkreports.bsky.social answers that musical question: Why is the state education commissioner suing the state's former budget director? Plus: How DOCCS wants to amend the HALT Act. www.capitolconfidential.com/p/what-chang...

CapCon hit your inboxes an hour ago. Sorry for the late post! www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-j... - New York joins states on vaccine coalition - NESE pipeline endorsed by the PSC - SUNY police want help after Kirk was killed - New York lost 13,300 jobs last month - & more

New: Gov. Hochul and legislative leaders are being sued after approving changes to the state's substantial equivalency standards for nonpublic schools, including yeshivas, in this year's budget www.timesunion.com/state/articl...

After the 2022 Buffalo mass shooting, New York approved a law intended to help prevent more people from being racialized online. Its fate is now unclear: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-l... - Where Hochul and Mamdani are in sync and where they're not - Hochul widens her lead - & more

I'm back with a packed Monday CapCon, leading with Hochul's call for a "reset" on rhetoric: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/kathy-hoch... - Social media proposed regs are out - The Assembly is holding a psilocybin hearing - Reax to Hochul's Mamdani endorsement - AD115 special elex scheduled - & more

As environmental advocates push Hochul to reject new pipelines, lawmakers told me Thursday they're open to changing state law for future projects. Thursday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochuls-pi... - Hochul convenes nuclear roundtable - Scaffold Law faces fresh challenge - & much more

New York faces new pressure to scrap 140-year-old Scaffold Law www.timesunion.com/state/articl...

'Kiss of death': Cuomo apparently favored by Trump for New York City mayor www.capitolconfidential.com/p/kiss-of-de... - Another Democrat is now running to replace U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik - The bill that would give DOH more power over vaccines - & more

Hakeem Jeffries may be inching closer to endorsing Zohran Mamdani www.capitolconfidential.com/p/stay-tuned... - Who could succeed Rep. Jerry Nadler - Candidates for AD115 are set - Health insurance rates came out Friday - & more

New York's landmark social media regulations for minors are close to completion but implementation is still months away www.capitolconfidential.com/p/why-new-yo...

Weed billboards no more! Cannabis regulators are pitching new packaging and advertising rules in New York: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/cannabis-r...

New York's new health insurance rates for 2026 are expected from the state's regulator soon. Wednesday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-yorks-... - Another veterinary drug (not xylazine) in NY's illicit drug supply - Crossbow hunters rejoice - & more

Hochul said Tuesday that judges still don't know how New York's bail laws should be applied. Court officials say they don't need more training. www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-bla... - Title VI coordinators now required on campuses - Drinking water protection power - & more

Trump targets cash bail laws and threatens to pull funding from states that require release on certain charges, including New York. Monday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-m... - Hochul's first ad of the 2026 race - Movie trailer madness prompts new bill - & more

There are *a lot* of claims made about whether crime is up or down in New York. Here's what state data actually says: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-yorks-... - Delgado's turning point - A few campaign updates - TGIF

Both Trump and Tish James are claiming victory after a New York appellate court ruling in his civil fraud case. Here's who's right (a fact check): www.capitolconfidential.com/p/who-won-th... - CDPAP hearing sparks fly - Shootings down - & more

New York may change how Parole Board considers release of minor offenders www.timesunion.com/state/articl...

Surprise, surprise: The EPR packing bill was the most-lobbied bill at the end of the 2025 session. www.capitolconfidential.com/p/packaging-... - This lawmakers wants AI out of mental health care decisions - What's up w/ microstamping? - CDPAP hearing is tomorrow - & more

Hochul wants to balance AI investments against the RAISE Act in considering the bill. Tuesday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-wei... - Molinaro warns MTA of funding cut over worker safety - Delgado and other Dems want pipelines nixed - Taxing crypto to raise revenue for NY? - & more

Hochul and Ritchie Torres are cool again, 10 months after he said she would lose to a Republican in 2026. Monday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-and... - Senate GOP says new parole rule should be rejected - Assemblyman challenging Rep. John Mannion - & much more, including Babe Ruth

There's been a lot of talk from lawmakers about utility rate hikes. What if they had the power to veto them? www.capitolconfidential.com/p/what-if-ne... - Homeless folks in Auburn say they were paid to pose as fake donors to a state Senate candidate's campaign - Thruway food - & much more

If you don't care about the PSC, I found the new proposed reg for the Parole Board particularly interesting. ⬇️

New York's utility regulator was on defense Thursday amid its approval of new rate hikes. Hochul says it's 'not enough' and the PSC says its hands are tied. www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-yorks-... - The Parole Board may soon have new factors for release - $1,800 coming for some new parents

New York City has relied on state funding to handle crises in recent years. That well may run dry due to federal funding changes: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-c... - A loud call for a special session - @MichelleHinchey wants to curb estimated billing - A bill for more wage boards & more

Hochul doubled down on her opposition to tax hikes to fill federal funding gaps Tuesday. CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-isn... - A new bill to save pot shops - ASC has a plan - & much more today

Hochul still leads her 2026 challengers but Stefanik is closing the gap www.timesunion.com/state/articl...

This pro is doing the Lord's work yet again.

I fact-checked the top New York redistricting claims coming from both Democrats and Republicans. Monday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/fact-check...

Hochul's office was warned days before correction officer strike, union says www.timesunion.com/state/articl...

Justice Department subpoenas New York AG James as it investigates whether she violated Trump rights apnews.com/article/trum...

Just 4 primary care doctors for every 10K people? A new report paints a grim picture of rural New York health care. Some counties have no pediatricians at all. www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-yorks-... - Changes to a foster care prevention subsidy - New bill after Legionnaire's deaths - & more

Cannabis shops too close to schools can remain there, regulators say www.timesunion.com/state/articl...

🔊 CapCon Pod: Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie joined us this week to chat about redistricting, federal spending and his favorite New York foods. Listen wherever you get podcasts or online: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/assembly-s...

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If you're waiting for cap-and-invest in New York, don't hold your breath. Hochul has concerns. Wednesday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-is-... - OCM told dispensaries Wednesday they're safe - Public campaign finance regs are out - Auto voter registration is (finally here) - & more

Hochul said Monday she wants to disband the Independent Redistricting Commission. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie told me his members want to take a look. Monday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-wan... And read about an absolute baddie, Esther Hobart Morris.

Hi besties. Some folks have asked why Zohran was in this story. I calculated the top Republican and Democrat with the most absences in 2025. He just coincidentally happened to be the Democrat. That's all. Have a great weekend!

Hochul's blaming the MTA's planned fare hike on Trump's tariffs. Friday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-bla... - Hochul signals reprieve for pot shops - New York sues over gender-affirming care - New federal data on health insurance coverage - & much much more

Republicans from New York are asking the Trump administration to not abruptly kill the state's MCO tax so it can keep raising revenue: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-r... - Mamdani missed 1/3 of session, McDonough wasn't seen - Hochul on Gaza aid - Regulating buy-now-pay-later - & more

New this morning: Zohran Mamdani and David McDonough were the top Democrat and Republican absent from this year's legislative session. timesunion.com/state/articl... McDonough didn't step foot in the chamber all year. Mamdani wasn't here to vote on the lone bill he passed this year.

Mamdani continued to distance himself from his 'defund the police' past Wednesday and may have passed Hochul's test: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/mamdani-di... - The Commission of Correction ... did something? - State Senate GOP is not happy w/ the head of OTDA - Nadler has a challenger - & more

Here's what Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said about the new redistricting bill Tuesday: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/heastie-bl... - Hochul and Stefanik trade insults after Manhattan shooting - Billy Jones is retiring - 17 more bills on Hochul's desk - & more

New York is suing Trump for states' rights, Tish says. Monday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/letitia-ja... - Texas AG is suing the acting Ulster County clerk in NY - Former NYDEC commissioners pen letter over emissions - Hochul and the politics of MAID - & more

New York is now expecting a $4.7 billion loss in federal funding by 2028 because of the OBBB. New details in Friday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-n...

New York is preparing to regulate the deep drilling techniques required for homeowners to install geothermal heating and cooling, which the Climate Action Council eyed as part of the state's energy transition. www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-say...

What Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado says led to him challenging Hochul in 2026 www.timesunion.com/state/articl...