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Hey, it’s Dan. I don’t know about where you are, but the weather up in Albany turned out to be much nicer today than what was forecast.
In today’s CapCon, reports this week of state funding shortfalls for rape crisis centers, child advocacy centers and domestic violence services have lawmakers rethinking how New York doles out those awards.
Then, the state Department of Labor quietly contradicted a federal claim that New York was losing $2 million per day on unemployment insurance fraud, saying that number was not real. Here’s how the U.S. Department of Labor responded Tuesday.
Later, Assembly Banks Chair Clyde Vanel has amended his bill on prediction markets such as Kalshi, pivoting from strict regulation to targeted prohibition. Here are the changes.
Plus, Asian-American state lawmakers rallied in Queens on Tuesday to call on Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign a bill they said would improve health outcomes in their communities.
Names in today’s CapCon: Clyde Vanel, Kathy Hochul, Lea Webb, Emily Miles, Janine Kava, Linda B. Rosenthal, Theresa Roth, Keith Sonderling, Roberta Reardon, John Liu, Ron T. Kim
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