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In today’s CapCon, state Attorney General Letitia James will be lending her political capital to competitive candidates for state Senate and Assembly, she told me Tuesday.
Then, tonight’s debate in the governor’s race is an opportunity for voters to hear directly from both candidates. Here are four big things to have in mind while you watch.
Later, the state Assembly has scheduled two hearings in the coming weeks on congestion pricing and higher education lending.
Names in today’s CapCon: Letitia James, Kathy Hochul, Bruce Blakeman, Donald J. Trump, Zohran Mamdani, Lee Zeldin, Sarah Rogerson, Jim Tedisco, Devin Lander, Jake Ashby
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