GOTHAMIST: Escape from ‘death by incarceration?’ Bill would revisit long sentences for NY prisoners… https://bit.ly/4ssRdrY

CHURCHILL: Saving these homes would be a gift for Albany… https://bit.ly/3KKuYgc

HOCHUL Intervenes to Save Kingsbrook Shul… https://bit.ly/49o0JVD

PAGE SIX: Catsimatidis, Hochul catch up at ‘Marty Supreme’ screening during sound snafu… https://bit.ly/49sED4f

Graphite mining in Upstate NY gets fresh look amid battery boom… https://bit.ly/4pVJaST

SCOOP: Inside NYGOP’s Blakeman meltdown… https://bit.ly/4pRJp0W

NYC sees 1,000 fewer shooting victims in 2025 than 4 years ago: NYPD… https://bit.ly/3LkiyM5

HOCHUL Urges Caution Ahead of Post-Holiday Snowfall… https://bit.ly/4seA5WF

UPDATE: Upstate NY placed under winter storm watch Friday AND Saturday up to 9 inches… https://bit.ly/4qrf49E

NBCNEWS: NYC’s biggest snowfall IN YEARS is likely this weekend: How much will you get? https://bit.ly/4pcGwqq

CHURCHILL: Saving these homes would be a gift for Albany… https://bit.ly/3KKuYgc

Dutchess County justice to be ‘admonished,’ not barred from criminal cases, for biased campaign mailer… https://bit.ly/4axYUqa

Past conviction surfaces after Albany council picks police review board member… https://bit.ly/4b6mFpv

Alain Kaloyeros avoids more jail time in Buffalo Billion case… https://bit.ly/4s81byB

Buffalo Common Council approves Sean Ryan’s government reorganization plan… https://bit.ly/48V4HoG

Yes, Virginia… https://bit.ly/4pPrTdN

ICYMI: Governor Hochul’s Op-Ed in Empire Report: Killing Jobs Won’t Power America… https://bit.ly/4qojzBA

SCOOP: Inside NYGOP Blakeman meltdown… https://bit.ly/4pRJp0W

Post-Christmas NYC snowstorm will dump up to 8 INCHES… https://bit.ly/4seA5WF

NYC sees 1,000 fewer shooting victims in 2025 than 4 years ago: NYPD… https://bit.ly/3LkiyM5

NEWSDAY: NYS bans anonymous reporting of child abuse allegations in effort to deter frivolous calls… https://bit.ly/49cVlDH

LIST: Every Bill That Kathy Hochul Vetoed in 2025… https://bit.ly/49dCdW4

Assembly Solidarity Mission to Jamaica Led by Speaker Heastie… https://bit.ly/3MTCm9y

Gagliardo enters race for 61st State Senate Seat… https://bit.ly/3MOGUy4

Federal judges hand Trump administration a pair of setbacks involving NY state… https://bit.ly/4s8qwbX

Kaloyeros, others PLEAD GUILTY to resolve ‘Buffalo Billion’ prosecution… https://bit.ly/48VPrba

ADAMS swears-in his own FDNY Commissioner an hour later… https://bit.ly/3MRcGuo

NYTIMES: MAMDANI Names New FDNY Commissioner, but Comments From the Former One Linger… https://bit.ly/496ep6j

HOCHUL to deliver 2026 State of the State address on Jan. 13 in Albany… https://bit.ly/4qmcUrw

NYTIMES: HOCHUL, BLAKEMAN both attend Catsimatidis Movie Premiere… https://bit.ly/4pZhqNc

HOCHUL goes on massive 800-bill spree: Here’s what she approved, nixed for NY to end 2025… https://bit.ly/4pc9jvr

LEWIS: Hochul’s year-end vetoes and signatures and ‘still pending…’ https://bit.ly/4s8hxaq

LEWIS: What will be the biggest 2026 policy fights in Albany? https://bit.ly/490h5nr

Judge declares MISTRIAL in corruption case against Linda Sun, former aide to Gov. Hochul, Cuomo… https://bit.ly/4jejhLm

FORBES: New York Wins Big Tax Case Against Snowbirds… https://bit.ly/4qtfnkh

MALDONADO: Trump Puts Brakes on Two New York Offshore Wind Projects… https://bit.ly/3MZYlM1

GOVERNOR HOCHUL EXCLUSIVE: Killing Jobs Won’t Power America… https://bit.ly/4jdg9zh

Hochul vetoes bill mandating two-person crews on NYC subways, citing costs… https://bit.ly/4qgWn8h

NYMAG: How Hochul’s Phone Ban Saved High School… https://bit.ly/4sdk43q

New NY law grants homeowners access to neighbors’ property for repairs, compensation included… https://bit.ly/4pIWLg2

Verizon approved to buy Frontier by state utilities regulator… https://bit.ly/491wQsL

CAMPANILE: Blakeman reveals one issue ‘off the table’ in NY governor race… https://bit.ly/497q4Su

New York set to require WARNING LABELS on toxic social media for teens… https://bit.ly/49mk2OZ

Repairs to major Upstate NY water main could take up to 2 WEEKS; customers urged to ‘conserve water…’ https://bit.ly/4j6QrfM

Ex NY Lt. Gov considering run for CT governor… https://bit.ly/3L4ofxt

HOCHUL calls for action after ‘timeout’ boxes found at NY schools… https://bit.ly/3Y7rc3y

WSJ EDITORIAL: Elise Stefanik Gets the Trump Treatment… https://bit.ly/4paafQZ

NEWSDAY: Police on Long Island still using force against Black people at disproportionate rates, 5 years after NYS reforms… https://bit.ly/4966tSL

NY climate advocates celebrate rare good news after Hochul nixes gas hook-up rule… https://bit.ly/48QEoQt

HOCHUL VETOES bill to give Montaukett Indian Nation state recognition… https://bit.ly/496ujh8