Will the prevailing wage bill hurt affordable housing?

And two Republicans announced state Senate campaigns

Good afternoon — It’s Thursday, and National App Day.

👋 It’s also National “Chill Out, Dan Clark” Day: He’s taking some much-needed time off. I’m Timothy Fanning and I’m filling in.

In today’s CapCon:

• Gov. Kathy Hochul is deciding a prevailing wage bill that opponents say will hurt affordable housing

• Two Republicans have entered state Senate races in upstate New York

• A new analysis says Scaffold Law has skyrocketed New York insurance costs

• Hochul signs hospital language assistance law

• We have new proposed rules for how to improve the understanding of sources of greenhouse gas emissions

• Two new bills of note, including one related to selling anti-aging skin care products to minors

Names in today’s CapCon: Kathy Hochul, Robert Jackson, Tom Hardiman, Chris Tague, Elise Stefanik, Peter Oberacker, Jim Corl III, Mark Walczyk, Nily Rozic, Thomas P. DiNapol

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Today’s Capitol Confidential is sponsored by Food & Water Watch.

Tell Governor Hochul to sign the Legislature’s repeal of the 100-foot rule. New Yorkers shouldn’t have to subsidize new gas hookups. End this outdated giveaway and cut costs for families. — Food & Water Watch

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(New York Governor’s Office)

✒️ Prevailing wage and affordable housing

Dan’s already told you about a handful of prevailing wage bills Gov. Kathy Hochul is deciding.

I’m focusing on the Sen. Robert Jackson-sponsored bill (A2747/S2536) for custom fabricators in public projects, which has become the latest flashpoint in discussions about affordable housing in New York.

That’s partly because the state has recently eyed factory-built homes as a potential quick solution to the state’s affordable housing crisis.