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Many labor union leaders are here and they’re angry.
Jimmy Mahoney, Iron Workers union general VP, says they “were team
@GovKathyHochul
” and helped her get elected “when the phone rang,” & she needed more money.
“This is not good for organized labor,” he says.
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Advocates, senators rallying in the Capitol against Justice Hector LaSalle, who
@GovKathyHochul
nominated to be NY’s next chief judge.
They cite concerns of some past decisions they say are anti-abortion & anti-union, & his background as a prosecutor as inappropriate for NY.
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“The way it was rolled out was so unprofessional and so back-stabbing,” Mahoney said of Hochul. “You just can’t do this. You take us for granted.”
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Dozens more protestors of
@realDonaldTrump
have gathered in front of the
@TUCenter
, continue to shout at supporters
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About an hour ago,
@RepSantosNY03
was seen at
@BeachCafeNYC
in Manhattan watching
@NY1
about Dems tapping
@Tom_Suozzi
to run for Santos’ former congressional seat
(Photo credit
@sallyhoganNYS
)
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Video of
@leezeldin
’s attempted attack at a campaign rally in Monroe County earlier tonight.
Courtesy of Cody Crippen
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I interrupt your stalled NY budget stake-out for some personal news: This week, I started training with Spectrum News as
@CapitalTonight
’s newest MMJ!
The last two years with
@wdtnews
+ many w/ Johnson Newspapers were life-changing — providing a path for people in poor, [1/3]
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Sen.
@JuliaCarmel__
reiterates she is voting no “if, this nomination is, in fact, brought to the floor for a vote.”
She urges her Senate colleagues to join her in rejecting LaSalle.
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Salazar adds it’s critical the nomination of chief judge to lead NY’s highest court must “be aligned and demonstrate that they are aligned w/ the values of everyday New Yorkers,” and that LaSalle doesn’t fit that bill.
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I asked
@GovKathyHochul
about her nominating Judge Hector LaSalle as the state’s next chief judge as
@NYSAFLCIO
,
@32BJSEIU
and several senators have come out against him or question his record.
She says she stands with him and is confident senators’ concerns will be overcome.
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New: Judiciary chair
@bradhoylman
says the committee’s vote on Justice LaSalle will satisfy the Constitution.
“To think that we're going to be sued into action, is improbable and unwise," he said.
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They add LaSalle has written 6 opinions under his own name in the last 10 years that haven’t impacted state law.
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.
@gabriellaforalb
is emotional, and excited after declaring victory to become the Democratic nominee for the 109th Assembly seat.
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NEWS:
@HealthNYGov
issued determinations to these 32 NY hospitals today to cease nonessential procedures scheduled to occur on or after this Wednesday, Dec. 9:
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One hour left until polls close in NY this
#ElectionDay
Shine your light. Choose the world you want to live in.
#Vote2020
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Multiple sources say
@GovKathyHochul
will announce this afternoon
@nys_cannabis
Exec Director Chris Alexander will not be reappointed in September, and Chief Equity Officer Damian Fagon, who is on administrative leave, will be removed from the agency.
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Of the state budget, now 18 days late,
@CarlHeastie
says the state “isn’t close on reaching a budget deal, and that the Muslim religious holiday Eid Al-Fitr will delay talks.
“We’re going to keep working today and tomorrow.”
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Police left activists alone for several minutes. Several were confused why they weren’t getting arrested.
After blocking security for several minutes and pushing against officers, Susan Sarandon and
@AnaMariaforNY
were finally one of several to be arrested.
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Applause then a standing ovation with Hochul’s announcement she plans to tie the state’s minimum wage to inflation. A fight Labor chair Sen.
@jessicaramos
has led.
“If costs go up, so will wages, Hochul says.
Adds would help 900,000 minimum wage workers make a livable income.
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News: Sources say Sen.
@MichelleHinchey
is seriously considering a run for the Democratic ticket for NY-19 after
@repdelgado
’s ascension to LG
“She’s assessing where she can best help our communities — whether that’s in Albany or Washington,” they said.
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.
@GovKathyHochul
exits the chamber to
@taylorswift13
’s “Welcome to New York.”
Governor Hochul has referenced Taylor Swift in her 2024 State of the State address: "Quoting the philosopher Taylor Swift, 'everybody here was someone else before'."
This of course, referring to the Taylor Swift classic, "Welcome to New York."
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.
@OneFairWageNY
activists, inclu.
@SusanSarandon
is fighting for the end of the subminimum wage for tipped workers. They’re trying their hardest to get arrested at security at the Concourse after holding a rally in the Capitol.
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NY AG
@TishJames
stands ready to sue
@realDonaldTrump
after the president announced the state will be the last to receive the
#COVID19
vaccine once it’s available
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“…I am furious,”
@yuhline
added. “We have literally the largest f**king budget in NYS history, we have more money than we’ve ever had in any budget and we are cutting services and we are hurting people.”
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A bill is in play as session ends to create a commission to subpoena witnesses to probe N.Y.’s COVID-19 decisions.
"That is something I think would need to be done to really get to the bottom of everything that really happened,"
@NYSenatorRivera
said.
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Hochul stands ready to call a special session of the Legislature if the U.S. Supreme Court in the coming weeks overturns NY strict limits on conceal carry of firearms.
There’s 3 days of scheduled session after today.
Via
@NickReisman
:
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Several N.Y. lawmakers including
@SolagesNY
,
@ShelleyBMayer
,
@senfernandez34
and others sang “Total Eclipse of the Heart” at the peak of the eclipse around 3:26 p.m.
Many danced and hugged, marking a light moment amid tense budget negotiations. The budget is now 1 week late.
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Breaking: OCM announces first adult-use legal cannabis sale in NYS will take place Dec. 29 at
@housingworks
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@John_Bothe
@SeanLowe09
My parents waited. They’re divorced. Proof that in the grand scheme of things, marriage is hard no matter when you take your clothes off.
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and beyond humbled to work with the incredible
@sarbetter
&
@NickReisman
. You’ll see me as a
@CapitalTonight
regular very soon!
Please note my new email: Kate.Lisa
@charter
.com
DM if you need my #
See you at the state Capitol. Here’s to hard work in the name of democracy! 🙌
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.
@NYS_IRC
announced 8 preliminary hearings:
July 20: Nassau, Suffolk counties
July 22: Queens county
July 26: Bronx and New York counties
July 29: Kings and Richmond counties
Aug. 2: MidHudson Valley, Capital Region
Aug. 5: North Country, Mohawk Valley
(1/3)
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.
@EliseStefanik
refused an interview w/
@wdtnews
, the North Country's official newspaper for Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties — all in 21st District.
Staff "encouraged" reporters watch below exclusive TV interviews, declining further comment. This is unacceptable. (1/2)
Congresswoman Stefanik has given interviews and answered questions from every TV media market in the district to run this evening
Please tune in at
@CBS6Albany
,
@7NewsWatertown
, and
@MyNBC5
!
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NYers from across the state drove to
#Albany
for an Operation Gridlock protest, slated for noon to 3 p.m. today.
People are continually using car and air horns and megaphones calling for
@NYGovCuomo
to reopen NY and reverse social-distancing orders
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.
@nys_cannabis
has received the applications across 10 counties, including two each in Ontario, Albany, Erie and Monroe counties and one in Schenectady, Cortland, Tompkins, Onondaga, Yates and Orange counties.
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.
@SenatorHinchey
,
@AMCarrieWoerner
pushing to pass S.7028/A.2396A to streamline contract process for broadband build-outs in rural communities and to fairly distribute installation costs b/t broadband service providers and utility companies.
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.
@nydems
is holding a press conference demanding
@leezeldin
and
@NewYorkGOP
give more answers about who is responsible for submitting 11,000 duplicate, or fraudulent, ballot signatures.
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.
@NYGovCuomo
is having an open in-person press briefing in Buffalo this morning. It was announced minutes ago.
At 292 miles from the Capitol, I suppose that’s the Albany press corps’s cue to jump in our helicopter.
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Advocates demand decarceration after 3 inmates at Coxsackie Correctional died from
#COVID19
since Dec. 30 — 1/3 of virus deaths in state prisons in the last 6 weeks
Story:
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Many advocates and lawmakers are gathering on the Million Dollar staircase here in the Capitol readying to rally to pass the Clean Slate Act, to seal NYers’ conviction records after 3 yrs for misdemeanors, 7 yrs for felonies once someone has successfully completed their sentence
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Activists rallied for fair pay for home care workers in the LOB this afternoon as lawmakers wrap up budget negotiations
“150%! No less!
“Our homes, not nursing homes!”
@yuhline
,
@annakelles
,
@jessicaramos
joined them, giving tearful pleas they “are with them.”
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.
@LarrySharpe
and supporters waiting for a final Appellate Division hearing for Sharpe to be a third-party candidate on the ballot for governor this November after 2018 rule changes.
There’s about a dozen who’ve gathered from across NY — some driving hundreds of miles.
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“My health care is connected to your health care,”
@yuhline
said “We are seeing the governor does not care and it’s breaking my heart
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rural areas to not just make a difference, but to become. Please, always support local journalism and quality reporting in your communities. You help make the heartbeat of a free press.
With that said, I am ecstatic to continue covering state politics in a new chapter [2/3]
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Set up underway in prep for
@POTUS
to speak at an
@IBM
warehouse in Poughkeepsie around 2 p.m. today
Biden expected to tout manufacturing investments and the future of tech work in the U.S.
@GovKathyHochul
,
@PatRyanUC
&
@PaulTonko
to attend and give remarks
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The office of State Attorney General
@TishJames
is facing calls to provide more details about an internal sexual harassment investigation that led to the resignation of Chief of Staff Ibrahim Khan.
@ZackFinkNews
reports:
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Paul Zuber,
@BusinessNYS
exec director, is here advocating for the passage of Clean Slate, and says it will help the labor shortage.
“This makes total sense from an economic development standpoint,” he says.
It’s estimated to generate $7B annually in the state.
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Lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle gave a standing ovation when
@GovKathyHochul
announced the state will make robust investments in mental health, including 1,000 additional in-patient psychiatric beds she says will serve more than 10K NYers per year.
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Oh yes,
@_rebeccaclewis
did.
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New: Senators are closing in on a deal to pass a two-year moratorium on a specific type of cryptocurrency mining hours after the good-as-dead bill was revived.
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.
@bradhoylman
told
@sarbetter
the committee’s “no” vote on Justice Hector LaSalle took place at a different time than the vote on former Court of Appeals Chief Judge Janet DiFiore.
“…We certainly don’t want to make that mistake again,” he said.
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.
@SenatorHinchey
,
@Sen_Gounardes
toured Kaaterskill Falls with
@DavidPachan
,
@PBANYSPresident
+ others today about the need to bolster investment and recruitment for state forest rangers after a spike in visitors and search-and-rescue incidents since the pandemic began.
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These are peppered around the 4th floor as part of the “Opening Day” reception for lawmakers, staffers and others.
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Get your tickets now for the 122nd
@lcashow
: Kathy Land!
When: Wednesday May 22
Cocktail hour 7 p.m
Show starts at 8 p.m.
Early bird tickets $135 until May 3!
Buy now at or stop by the LCA on the 3rd floor of the Capitol.
See you there!!
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Housing and bail reform negotiations continue to be the most prominent topics.
Adds: “I don’t think we’re close on housing.”
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As arrests started, one advocate exclaimed “Head to the cafeteria if you’re not getting arrested!” directing other members of the group away.
The demonstration caused security to close the Concourse entrance to visitors.
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.
@MichelleHinchey
and
@DidiBarrett106
are urging
@NYGovCuomo
to sign their bill to create the state’s Historic Barn Rehabilitation 25% tax credit to restore NY barns built before 1945.
Credit could help thousands of upstate barns in disrepair be used or into small businesses.
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Senators have passed the Clean Slate Act in a 38-25 vote, meaning it’s headed for Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk.
The Assembly passed it narrowly earlier this afternoon.
Records sealing bill, aka Clean Slate, passes 83-64 in the state Assembly
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News: Senate Judiciary Committee chair
@bradhoylman
says Justice Hector LaSalle’s confirmation hearing will take place next week.
Specific date and time still TBD.
Two senators on the Judiciary Committee - Democrats Jamaal Bailey and Neil Breslin - tell me they remain undecided on LaSalle nomination. Breslin says he doesn’t want to decide until after nominee speaks to committee.
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Judges in support:
DiFiore (D)
Garcia (R)
Singas (D)
Cannataro (D)
Judges who denied:
Rivera (D)
Wilson (D)
Troutman (D)
DiFiore is a former registered Republican. Garcia was acting U.S. INS commish under GW Bush.
Troutman is Hochul’s sole court nominee
Rest = Cuomo appointees
Yeah, it's complicated. Four judges agreed with the majority opinion. The other three dissented either in whole or in part.
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Lawmakers said
@AndreaSCousins
announced the controversial crypto mining bill was back on the negotiating table this morning after hundreds of people called and pressured them to adopt the temporary ban.
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An a cappella surprise graced the Capitol acoustics several times today.
Didn’t find the group, but believe they were singing from a lower floor.
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It’s the first day of this year’s legislative session in Albany.
@AndreaSCousins
has a welcoming sign on display greeting people by the 1st floor Senate elevators
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@CMantello
@SteveMcNY
She’s the first Republican elected mayor in Troy in more than 12 years.
“It’s a testament of what we can achieve when we work together and that’s what we’re going to bring Jan. 1, 2024,” she adds.
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Lawmakers are considering switching local elections to even-numbered years for offices outside NYC.
Why? Doing so would boost turnout in elections in presidential & congressional election cycles when more people vote.
@NickReisman
reports:
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Dozens of N.Y. Democratic lawmakers told housing advocates they will not support a state budget with a housing package that exempts certain tenants from stronger eviction protection laws or rollbacks to rent regulations passed in 2019.
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Inbox:
@nydems
Chair Jay Jacobs says the
@NYS_AM
call for
@NYGovCuomo
’s impeachment over COVID nursing home death data “defies credulity” and didn’t cause more fatalities.
“...there isn’t a shred of criminality and the Republicans know it,” he said.
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Republican candidate for governor, Rep. Lee Zeldin, was back on the campaign trail one day after a shooting outside his Long Island home.
Via
@ZackFinkNews
Rep. Lee Zeldin describes shooting outside his home
Two minors were injured in the shooting.
ny1.com
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.
@NYSA_Majority
passed the Adult Survivors Act 140-3 with Assemblymen
@andygoodell
, Mike Fitzpatrick and
@DiPietro4NY
voting against it.
Senators unanimously passed it in April, and during last year's session.
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News: Legislative sources say New York lawmakers plan to pass the Clean Slate Act before session ends June 2.
"I think it may come down to a two-way deal," a person familiar with the Legislature's negotiations said Wednesday.
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As a former local reporter in
@repdelgado
’s district, Ms. Bibeau has been the most difficult to reach, and that says a lot.
While in Congress, Delgado created a wedge w/ reporters — trying to keep community appearances quiet from press & being nearly impossible to get on [1/2]
I am attempting to find out how Rep. Delgado, who remains on the federal payroll, is spending his day today. I called his DC office but the person who answered there says she doesn't know how to reach Sarah Bibeau, the Delgado PR person.
Delgado is already running for NYS LG.
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The NY Assembly has reconvened for the first time in 2023, in-person w/ members rising for the Pledge of Allegiance & taking an oath to uphold the state Constitution.
@CarlHeastie
is re-elected Speaker, sharing a laugh w/ Minority Leader
@WillABarclay
& hug after roll call vote
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More than 70% of NY adults have one
#COVID19
vaccine dose.
Long Island - 75.3%
Cap Region - 74.4%
Mid-Hudson - 71.9%
Central NY - 70.5%
Western NY - 69.5%
Finger Lakes - 69.5%
NYC - 68.4%
Southern Tier - 68.4%
North Country - 63.9%
Mohawk Valley - 60.6%
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Congressional candidate
@ZephyrTeachout
discusses issues prepares for debate with
@Will4Ny19
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This comes hours after a damning
@NYS_OGS
report shows the agency has deficient leadership and 90% of cannabis business applicants failed to secure a license, as first reported by
@AshleyAtTimes
:
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For about 30 mins,
@CDRNYS
advocates yelled outside offices of
@GovKathyHochul
’s staff demanding to meet with Angela Profeta, Hochul’s Human Services & Mental hygiene secretary over proposed changes to the Consumer Directed Personal Care services in the budget.
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.
@SenatorBiaggi
provides details on concerns the state Open Meetings Law applies to hearings, which is why today’s ethics hearing was postponed
Out of an abundance of caution we are going to postpone today's ethics hearing to ensure we are fully complying with all state meetings laws. As the Senate Ethics Committee, and the first Senate Committee to hold a hearing since the end of the COVID-19 state of emergency.. 1/2
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A bittersweet change coming to NYS Capitol coverage. Big congratulations to
@NickReisman
— one of the very best.
Capital Tonight will miss your endless institutional knowledge and well-timed jokes. Best of luck
@politicony
!!
Humbled and excited to work with this excellent team covering New York politics — inarguably the best beat in American journalism.
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Sources tell
@ZackFinkNews
state lawmakers have agreed on new legislation they're set to pass this week.
Guns would be banned from hospitals, schools, government buildings, mass transit and places where alcohol is served, they said.
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Our nation and democracy are at a critical, pivotal historic moment.
Constituents need to hear from their elected officials, regardless of their preferred news medium.
Actions speak louder than words.
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Assemblywoman
@DidiBarrett106
joined Dems calling for a restored balance of power in the Legislature and repealing
@NYGovCuomo
’s emergency powers set to expire April 30.
The state’s withhold of total COVID nursing homes deaths is heartbreaking and disturbing, she said.
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Update:
NY's final Congressional and Senate maps now expected to be uploaded between 8 and 9 p.m. tonight
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There’s close to 17K people, mainly health workers,
@TheMVPArena
for
@SEIU
’s rally asking for $2.5B ⬆️ funding for NY’s health care system & to ⬆️ Medicaid rates 20% for nursing homes and 10% for hospitals
@AndreaSCousins
,
@CarlHeastie
,
@NYSenatorRivera
to speak.
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Above Poughkeepsie! ✅
Where is upstate?
-
@Tom_Suozzi
“Above Orange and Putnam Counties”
-
@JumaaneWilliams
“North of the Bronx,” Williams jokes. Then says above Poughkeepsie
-
@KathyHochul
“Above Westchester”
Head explosion from
@JonCampbellNY
forthcoming
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News:
@colinschmitt
&
@PatRyanUC
will debate 7 p.m. Oct. 18
@Marist
aired on Spectrum networks
@NYSComptroller
and
@Rodriguez4NYS
will debate in-studio at 7 p.m. the following night Oct. 19 on
@NY1
and Spectrum networks, w/
@sarbetter
&
@errollouis
moderating
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.
@HealthNYGov
commish James McDonald has signed an order allowing contraception to be available at NY pharmacies for walk-in patients.
“It’s a new era for New York state,” Hochul said. “Reproductive rights continue to be under attack.”
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.
@CarlHeastie
,
@AMCarrieWoerner
do the YMCA with North Country seniors at the Glens Falls Senior Center:
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Outside the LOB,
@NewYorkGOP
Chair
@NickLangworthy
called
@NYGovCuomo
’s impeachment probe a sham, accused “the minions in the Legislature of protecting things” in leaving for the summer without removing the gov. from office.
Cuomo’s extra pandemic-era authority remains in tact.
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.
@GovKathyHochul
has proposed to close 5 more state prisons in her FY 2024-25 exec budget, expecting to give a 90-day notice.
It doesn’t specify which facilities, or where. More than 2 dozen NY prisons have been closed since 2010.
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.
@NickLangworthy
is condemning the legislation to move local elections outside the city to presidential and gubernatorial election years
“Hands off our elections,” Langworthy says advocating w/ other NY GOP leaders.
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.
@gabriellaforalb
is leading the 6-way primary for Democratic nomination for the 109th Assembly District currently held by
@PatriciaFahy109
. Romero is backed by
@NYWFP
Dozens of people at Romero’s watch party at Dove + Deer pub down the street from the Capitol are celebrating.
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The extraordinary session of the Legislature to address the SCOTUS ruling striking down NY’s concealed carry law will be Thursday.
Read
@GovKathyHochul
’s proclamation here:
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“I am very likely a ‘no’ vote on any bill that is an affront to the improvement of our community, and it will be something we’ll have to figure out at the 11th hour,”
@jessicaramos
said.
Says she expects lawmakers to vote on budget bills today, tomorrow, possibly Saturday.
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Gov. Hochul,
@NYSEDNews
Commish,
@nysut
prez at NYS Ed building to announce $100M to help students combat the learning gap because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Today is about our children,” Hochul says. “…it feels good to be back to ‘normal,’ but is normal good enough anymore?”
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