Will N.Y.'s public ethics agency survive the state's top court?

And the FBI is now reviewing the death of Robert L. Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility.

Good afternoon — it’s Monday and National Bacon Day.

In today’s CapCon:

• New York’s fledgling public ethics agency will next week be under the scrutiny of the state’s top court, which could kill it altogether.

• Federal investigators are now reviewing the death of Robert L. Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility earlier this month.

• Republicans in the state Senate are offering Hochul what they see as another way to lower the cost of living in New York.

• This Week in New York History: I curated a selection of entries from the year that stood out for one reason or another.

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⚖️ Cuomo’s challenge to ethics agency faces final test next week

When a new ethics agency was created in New York two years ago, jokes were already being made about how it wouldn’t last long.

But those jokers might just have the last laugh, as it turns out.