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In today’s CapCon, state lawmakers are urging Hochul to take action as suicide rates in rural New York outpace what’s recorded in urban centers.
Then, the number of measles cases in New York has already outpaced what the state saw last year. Here’s where they’re concentrated.
And, Manhattan’s delegation in the state Legislature isn’t happy with Andy Byford after the “Train Daddy” didn’t dismiss a controversial proposal for Penn Station.
Later, a new bill seeks to ban “e-motos” after an accident involving a high-speed electric scooter caused the deaths of two people in Queens.
Plus, Hochul signed a bill banning homeowners insurers from factoring in dog breeds but has vetoed the same protection for renters. Lawmakers are asking her to reconsider.
Names in today’s CapCon: Kathy Hochul, Andy Byford, Sean Duffy, Tony Simone, Liz Krueger, Erik Bottcher, Michael Lawler, Pam Helming, Anna Kelles, Diana Moreno, Kristen Gonzalez, Michael Gianaris, Linda Rosenthal
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