Dan Clark

Hochul's list of 75 regs ripe for revision, a new Q poll in the race for governor, a bill on state-serviced student loans and more in today's CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-s-l...

Hochul is advancing 75 regulatory actions, including changes to expand access to child care Childcare, payroll and paperwork: Hochul advances 75 state rules changes www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

Here are the 15 state Senate races to watch heading into Election Day www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-s...

The Constitution Pipeline is getting a $42 million boost from the Trump administration using a wartime law. Here's where the project stands: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/trump-uses... - Hochul calls up 47 bills, signs 2 -What's happening this week, including an Assembly hearing - & more

Hochul’s second-term test and Blakeman’s crusade to stop it www.timesunion.com/state/articl...

New York has generated $7 billion more in tax revenue in the first half of the state's fiscal year than what was projected www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-t... Plus: Albany city lawmakers consider a commuter tax, Mamdani to campaign with Hochul, Dolan dumps another $3 million and more

Tish James is seeking to boost Democrats running for state Senate and Assembly in competitive districts, she told me Tuesday www.capitolconfidential.com/p/tish-stump...

How one NY school took on AI — and came out ahead www.capitolconfidential.com/p/how-one-ny...

Hochul's budget policy power is being challenged in federal court, 4 bills advocates against sexual violence want from lawmakers after Cornell, new Emerson poll and incentivizing flights upstate. Thursday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-s-b...

New York approved its "Enough is Enough" law a decade ago to combat sexual assault on college campuses. After the Cornell case, @lindabrosenthal.bsky.social has a new bill that would build on that law's requirements www.capitolconfidential.com/p/heastie-as...

Hochul and AOC in the Hudson Valley, Constitution Pipeline protesters at the Capitol, an $8 million sports betting super PAC and more in this Tuesday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-and...

What top AI companies told the New York City Council, and the Blakeman donations that raise a question. Monday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/i-don-t-kn...

Friday CapCon: How Hochul wants to change New York's rape laws, 5 takeaways from the state comptroller's race debate, foster care agencies in crisis www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-cor...

Hochul seeks change to New York’s rape laws after Cornell case www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

Foster care agencies in New York say they're "on the brink" after their insurance costs skyrocketed in recent years. They say the state needs to step in. Here's what the insurers say is behind the increase and what the state could do to help: www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

Reinvent Albany joins 15 advocacy groups, including @envdefensefund.bsky.social, @nrdc.org, @nypirg.bsky.social, @partnership4nyc.bsky.social, and @tstc.bsky.social in a new amicus brief supporting the MTA’s congestion pricing program in Duffy v. MTA. Read the amicus brief here: buff.ly/wBwZzXY

Two bills that the Cornell case could catalyze and Judith Enck vs. Starbucks www.capitolconfidential.com/p/cornell-ja... Short CapCon today because I had to set aside time for a story coming out in the morning :)

Hochul's minimum wage freeze fix, the Assembly forms a sexual assault laws working group, New York's abortion shield law heads to SCOTUS and much more in today's CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-s-m...

New: New York's minimum wage won't increase in January for the first time since it was first tied to inflation in 2024 due to an off-ramp in state law. But Hochul is proposing a change to that law that would allow it to go up next year anyway: www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

State lawmakers in New York are seeking solutions on what's become a surprisingly controversial but consequential issue: battery energy storage www.capitolconfidential.com/p/battery-en... - Harckham wants state-owned land taxed - Hochul signs 5 bills - What's happening this week in NY - & more

Thanks to @capitolconfidental.bsky.social for taking a closer look at our new report on New York’s local ethics boards and the gaps in oversight and enforcement. Read our full report here: buff.ly/NFjTGpK

Should New Yorkers subsidize Hochul's nuclear fleet? Lawmakers say no: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/should-new... And DOCCS is proposing new prison disciplinary rules, including new sanctions and changes to hearings. Plus more in today's CapCon. :)

A tale of two polls in the race for New York governor, a super PAC for Saritha, 14 bills head to Hochul's desk and more in today's CapCon. www.capitolconfidential.com/p/a-tale-of-...

New York considers AI "kill switches" and a Democrat introduces the TERMINATOR Act to bolster AI development safeguards www.capitolconfidential.com/p/ai-kill-sw...

Hochul eyes 141-year-old Scaffold Law in housing push www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-eye...

The outside income cap for New York state lawmakers would be lifted by a new bill introduced by a Democrat, who says the restriction will create a Legislature "composed of the independently wealthy." www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-w...

Rural New York's suicide stats raise red flags www.capitolconfidential.com/p/rural-new-...

New York to no longer require students to pass Regents exams to graduate www.capitolconfidential.com/p/ny-moves-t... Plus: New York & NYC sue over the "public charge" rule, @jumaane.bsky.social has a new AI report, @senatorcooney.bsky.social pitches universal health coverage for kids, & more

New York's top court will hear a case next week against the country's social media giants spurred by the 2022 Buffalo mass shooting www.capitolconfidential.com/p/ny-s-top-c... - New York considers a new 3,000-bed prison - A new bill re: Blakeman's AI campaign videos - & more

Hochul scalates her attacks on the White House over what she says is its "idiotic trade war." Tuesday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-idi... - A top Albany lobbyist forms a super PAC - Ulster's local income tax push faces PAC - New bill to ban crypto campaign contributions - & more

A really interesting look for anyone in journalism looking for ways to reach younger audiences: www.amediaoperator.com/analysis/bos...

A former employee of the state Office of Mental Health says she was sexually assaulted by her supervisor, then fired. Now she's suing the state. A federal judge ruled this week that her rape claim can move forward: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/ex-state-w...

A new bill in New York seeks to ban ICE's "shock gloves." Details in this Wednesday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/ny-bill-wo... - Mamdani and Hochul defend city's paid influencers - On The Bill: NJ legalizes plug-in solar. Will Hochul? - Ballot drop box regs adopted - & more

Today's CapCon: Hochul's apple pie and Mullin's rotten apple. Hochul says New York is missing $87 million from FEMA. Then, FEMA tells me New York has millions in unspent federal money. But the Hochul admin says that's not true at all. www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-s-a...

New York's police reform has a data problem www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-s... Everything in today's CapCon:

🔗 from @timesunion.com @danclarkreports.bsky.social:

CapCon is a banger today. First: Hochul says 'disband' ICE. - Then, Anthropic quietly met with NY agency reps this week. - And a CapCon Q&A w/ @tonysimone on housing development. - Plus, @zellnor4ny's new bill on credit interest rates. & more www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-dis...

The opponents of New York's even-year election law are using a new argument: that it violates the state's John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act. Thursday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/even-year-... - State panel advances controversial Brooklyn hospital merger with NYC H+H - & much more ⬇️

Hochul poo-poos pied-à-terre upstate expansion www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-poo... - NY's share of millionaires grows - Blakeman says he's ended 287(g) agreements, will join lawsuit - & more today

Hochul said Tuesday she doesn't think ICE should be tipped off about noncitizens unless they're convicted of a crime and finish serving their sentence. But she stopped short of saying that should be state law www.capitolconfidential.com/p/a-lying-go... - Dolan dumps another $1 million - & more

A new pro-Blakeman super PAC has entered the chat and it's being run by people with close ties to Trump, including a former George Santos treasurer www.capitolconfidential.com/p/trump-alli... - A look back at Hochul's 5 years in office - New bills on Hochul's desk - Mamdani sued - & more today

It's the fifth anniversary of Gov. Kathy Hochul taking office. Here's what's defined her www.timesunion.com/state/articl...

Hochul has dropped nine new months of her detailed past schedules. Meetings include Mark Zuckerberg, proponents of controversial pipeline projects, AOC and many others www.capitolconfidential.com/p/who-hochul... - Terror attack on state Capitol thwarted - & much more today

New York is accusing the Trump administration of now colluding with private litigants in New Jersey to tank congestion pricing, drawing connections to the White House and GOP. Wednesday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/ny-claims-... (With much more as well!)

State lawmakers want NY to change how it doles out funding for rape crisis and DV programs after cuts were reported this week www.capitolconfidential.com/p/rape-crisi... Plus: New York says the USDOL's claims of unemployment fraud were false. Anthony D'Esposito claps back Tuesday & more today

Is Hochul's nuclear gambit bananas, and is that a bad thing? www.capitolconfidential.com/p/is-hochul-... Plus: - HALT settlement nears - City Council hearing on pied-e-terre - 35 more bills on Hochul's desk - New bill on books and AI - & more today

'Radical left' Kathy Hochul targeted by Trump on Long Island www.capitolconfidential.com/p/radical-le...

New York now has new rules for how the Parole Board considers the release of people serving life sentences after being convicted of crimes as children. New York's new parole rules for 'juvenile-lifers' www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-s...

Gen Z turns against Hochul. Wednesday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/gen-z-turn... - Hochul says she spoke with Trump about TPS - Hochul and Tish say they might sue over ICE's planned shock gloves - DiNapoli cautions New York City's financial stability - & more