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In today’s CapCon, President Donald J. Trump was on Long Island this afternoon to speak about his efforts to combat crime and in support of Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s bid for governor.
Here’s what he said, including the attacks he lobbed at who he called the “radical left” Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Then, Democrats in the state Legislature quietly approved a bill at the end of this year’s session that would overhaul how New York taxes on nicotine vapes and boost efforts to root out illegal flavored vaping products.
Plus, in This Week in New York History, a look back at the inventor of the Singer sewing machine, Saratoga Race Course and the Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge.
Names in today’s CapCon: Kathy Hochul, Donald J. Trump, Bruce Blakeman, Letitia James, Anthony Constantino, Mike LiPetri, Tom Suozzi, Jeanine Driscoll, Laura Gillen, Todd Hood, Edward F. Cox, Saritha Komatireddy, Jay S. Jacobs, Michaelle Solages, Leroy Comrie
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