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In today’s CapCon, New York’s top state court will hear a case next week spurred by the 2022 Buffalo mass shooting against the country’s social media giants.
Then, New York is considering building a new, large-capacity correctional facility after closing several prisons in recent decades.
And, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani briefly buried the hatchet at Friday’s 9/11 ceremony.
Later, a new bill has been introduced in response to the barrage of AI-generated campaign videos from Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman in his bid for governor. (New Bills of Note)
Bonus: What’s happening in state government Monday. (At the Capitol)
Names in today’s CapCon: Zohran Mamdani, Rudy Giuliani, Bruce Blakeman, Heyward Patterson, Hasan Piker, Kathy Hochul, Cait Conley, Pete Buttigieg, Kirsten Gillibrand, Linda Rosenthal, Carl Heastie
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