Good afternoon — It’s Tuesday and Cinco de Mayo.
In today’s CapCon:
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries dispatched U.S. Rep. Joseph Morelle to the state Capitol Tuesday to discuss redistricting with top Democrats.
State budget talks are ongoing but the spending plan is “really close to the beginning of the end,” state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said.
Trump border czar Tom Homan warned of a surge of federal agents if Hochul and lawmakers restrict local law enforcement from working with ICE.
Commercial tenants would have an opportunity to purchase the property they use — and extended producer responsibility for artificial turf are the subjects of newly introduced bills.
Newly amended bills would address the state’s process for utility rate hikes and damages caused by chatbots impersonating certain professionals.
Names in today’s CapCon: Joseph Morelle, Kathy Hochul, Hakeem Jeffries, Michael Gianaris, Tom Homan, Donald J. Trump, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, J. Gary Pretlow, Jeremy Zellner, Steven Raga, Brian Kavanagh, Chris Burdick, John Zaccaro, Rachel May
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🗺️ Morelle dispatched to state Capitol to discuss redistricting overhaul
It was a homecoming of sorts Tuesday for U.S. Rep. Joseph Morelle, who met with top Democrats at the state Capitol Tuesday to discuss the state’s redistricting process.
Morelle is a familiar face in Albany, where he served as majority leader of the state Assembly for more than five years until his election to Congress in 2018.
“It’s been a great opportunity to come back and see a lot of friends and talk about an issue that is critically important to the future of this republic,” Morelle said after meeting with Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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