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Hey, it’s Dan. We’ve got a packed edition of CapCon for you as we near the end of the week.
In today’s CapCon, opponents of New York’s even-year elections law are employing a new strategy by pinning it against the state’s John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act.
Then, Gov. Kathy Hochul and state Attorney General Letitia James are suing Rensselaer County for not ending its formal agreement with ICE by this week’s deadline.
And, a state panel advanced a controversial takeover of Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn by New York City’s public hospital system. State lawmakers testified in opposition of the merger.
Later, New York’s all-electric buildings mandate could be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court after an order was handed down this week by a federal appellate court.
Plus, in this week’s Rules and Regs, the state court system has new rules for attorneys approached by potential clients seeking their services for nefarious reasons and the state Division of Human Rights clarifies its records request rules.
Names in today’s CapCon: Kathy Hochul, Letitia James, William A. Brewer III, Kyle Bourgault, Steve McLaughlin, Mitchell Katz, Simcha Eichenstein, Lester Chang, Eric Adams, Sarah Jorgensen
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