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In today’s CapCon:
New York’s highest court is about to have an opening, and whoever wins this year’s race for governor will have the chance to shape the court for years.
Waymo, the self-driving car company, is entering New York politics with a new political action committee. Here’s what they said and what it could mean.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is splitting with President Donald J. Trump in a Republican primary for Congress on Long Island.
Fast chargers for electric cars are few and far between, but state lawmakers are aiming to change that with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s approval.
Names in today’s CapCon: Rudy Giuliani, Donald J. Trump, Andrew Cuomo, Jenny Rivera, Liz Fine, Shirley Troutman, Michael Garcia, Rowan Wilson, Madeline Singas, Anthony Cannataro, Caitlin Halligan, Bruce Blakeman, Lawrence H. Cooke, Hugh L. Carey, George Pataki, Matt Walsh, Brian McGuigan, Nhi Pham, Greg Hach, Mike LiPetri, Tom Suozzi, Didi Barrett, Leroy Comrie
⚖️ New York’s highest court is about to have a vacancy
If Gov. Kathy Hochul wins reelection, she’ll have the opportunity to shape a majority of the state’s highest court by the end of her second full term in office.
Hochul has selected three of the seven judges currently sitting on the Court of Appeals since becoming governor in 2021. By the end of her second term, she will have had the opportunity to select all but two of them.
That would start next year, when the 14-year term of a judge nominated by her predecessor, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is set to expire.
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