Good afternoon — It’s Tuesday and Superhero Day.
In today’s CapCon:
Gov. Kathy Hochul quickly shot down a new tax proposal from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to help fill the city’s budget gap.
State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said state budget negotiations are “approaching the end of the middle.” Here’s the latest.
A group of Democrats in the state Legislature are seeking to get involved in the Climate Act court case that’s driving Hochul’s push to amend the law.
Madison County Sheriff Todd Hood, running mate for Republican candidate for governor and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, was at the Capitol Tuesday. Here’s what he said.
Another state budget extender is expected to pass at the state Capitol Wednesday.
A bill to enact a wider protest buffer zone around houses of worship now has a sponsor in the state Senate.
Names in today’s CapCon: Zohran Mamdani, Julie Menin, Kathy Hochul, Brahvan Ranga, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Steven Englebright, Nathalia Fernandez, Robert Jackson, Gustavo Rivera, Manny De Los Santos, Emily Gallagher, Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, Marcela Mitaynes, Diana Moreno, Linda B. Rosenthal, Mary Jane Shimsky, Sarahana Shrestha, Jo Anne Simon, Phil Steck, Al Stirpe, Phara Souffrant Forrest, Todd Hood, Bruce Blakeman, Martinez, Gianaris
News on the state budget, including proposals, negotiations and results.
Hochul on Tuesday (New York Governor’s Office)
🙅♀️ Hochul shoots down new Mamdani proposal to close city’s budget gap
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin united Tuesday around a new idea to help close the city’s $5.4 billion budget gap.
Their proposal, which would have to be approved by Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state Legislature, would reduce the city’s pass-through entity tax rebate. Mamdani estimated the measure would generate $1 billion for the city.
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