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Hey, it’s Dan. I don’t know about the rest of the state, but it was a rainy start to September in Albany.
In today’s CapCon, Gov. Kathy Hochul and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin held dueling press events in New York City, trying to one-up each other on support for law enforcement.
Then, a federal judge has struck down a New York law aimed at responding to the changing climate. The lawmakers who sponsored it want the state to file an appeal.
Later, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin has registered a new political action committee at the state level. Here’s what she can and can’t do with it.
Plus, state lawmakers changed a single line in a bill Hochul vetoed last year to limit landscaping rules imposed by HOAs. It could make a difference.
Names in today’s CapCon: Kathy Hochul, Markwayne Mullin, Julie Menin, Zohran Mamdani, Terry O’Leary, Donald J. Trump, Liz Krueger, Jeffrey Dinowitz, Letitia James, Jared Goerke, Deborah Glick, Rachel May
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