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In today’s CapCon, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has raised less than half of what Gov. Kathy Hochul has in his bid to unseat her in this year’s race for governor. But he’s expecting new support from a freshly registered PAC.
Then, New York’s law to allow physicians to prescribe life-ending drugs to terminally ill patients, the Medical Aid in Dying Act, is set to take effect tomorrow. Here’s why advocates are seeking a last-minute implementation delay.
And, a coalition of tech and civil rights groups is asking Hochul to veto a bill to restrict “stealth crawlers” on the web, arguing it would violate the First Amendment.
Plus, in New Bills of Note, a lawmaker wants to know more about child care providers in New York backed by private equity funds and another is seeking to remediate the radioactive situation in western New York.
Names in today’s CapCon: Bruce Blakeman, Kathy Hochul, Lori Van Buren, James McDonald, James Dolan, Kelly Ayotte, Lee Zeldin, Steven Otis, Mike Gianaris, Jeff Merkley, Linda B. Rosenthal, Rob Ortt
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