Lawler wants Trump administration to probe Dems' N.Y. election efforts

And the N.Y. HEAT Act is back with some big changes.

Good afternoon — it’s Monday and National Missing Persons Day.

In today’s CapCon:

• As Democrats in the Legislature consider changes that would delay a special election in NY-21, U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler called for federal intervention.

• The NY HEAT Act, a top priority for environmental advocates, has been amended and reintroduced. Here’s what’s different.

• Prison workers in New York are being hospitalized with a mystery condition after exhibiting odd symptoms. What is going on?

• At the Capitol: What’s happening in Albany on Tuesday.

• This Week in New York History: The Winter Olympics, the Beatles and the Articles of Confederation

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Rep. Mike Lawler (Will Waldron/Times Union)

🔎 As Dems mull special election changes for NY-21, Lawler calls for RICO probe

The state of New York may soon have something in common with the head of the Gambino crime family, Enron and the Hell’s Angels.

Rep. Mike Lawler — the current Republican favorite in next year’s race for governor — wants the Trump administration to open an investigation into New York under RICO, a law often reserved for organized crime rings.

“I am going to be requesting that the Department of Justice open up a RICO investigation into New York state because this is as corrupt a scam as we have seen,” Lawler said, referring to how Democrats have molded state Election Law to broaden access to voting in the last six years.