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In today’s CapCon, who watched last night’s debate between Gov. Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman? I did.
Most of it was stuff we already knew. But here are six things that we learned last night that we didn’t know about their positions on actual policies.
Later, a newly amended bill seeks to enact a ban on rat poison in New York — with exceptions.
Names in today’s CapCon: Kathy Hochul, Bruce Blakeman, Zohran Mamdani, Donald J. Trump
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