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In today’s CapCon, the new pied-à-terre in New York City was targeted Tuesday by President Donald J. Trump. Hochul says he should “knock it off.”
Then, an Ohio-based anti-DSA group says the results of the June primaries only fuel its case against the state to allow it to run ads in New York City without having to disclose its donors.
Later, New York has myriad entities that oversee state government but they’re vulnerable to decisions influenced by politics, like how they’re funded, who runs them and how they work. Here’s what would make them better, per a new report.
And, in New Bills of Note, a lawmaker is seeking to prohibit AI developers from allowing users to use their technology to make deepfakes of people naked.
Plus, New York is being sued by the Trump administration over the state’s policy of allowing undocumented residents to receive state benefits at SUNY and CUNY schools.
Bonus: Hochul signed a bill and has 25 more waiting on her desk at the moment.
Names in today’s CapCon: Donald J. Trump, Kathy Hochul, Zohran Mamdani, Emma Wallner, Alexandra Dufresne, Claire Valdez, Brad Lander, Darializa Avila Chevalier, Jennifer H. Rearden, Nydia Velazquez, Adriano Espaillat, Michelle Hinchey, Rebecca Kassay, Peter Harckham
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