Alex Gault
@AlexBGault
Reporting on Albany for the North Country w/ Johnson Newspapers, @wdtnews. My job is to tell you what’s happening, not what to think of it.
Zohran Mamdani is calling for city-owned grocery stores. NYC already has them. gothamist.com/news/zohran-ma… via @gothamist
Steven Holden, who ran against Claudia Tenney in 2022, sought the #NY21 Dem nom in 2024 and again this year when it looked like there'd be a special election, is running for Congress again - and he's back in #NY22. nny360.com/news/oswegocou…
Canadians skip historic NNY French & Indian War reenactment. "Organizers said that trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada and issues at the border for the Canadian re-enactors were to blame for the Canadians not attending the event..." nny360.com/communitynews/…
Across New York, thousands of people coordinate at least twice each year to run the state’s primary and general elections. From voter registration to the final certification, here’s my exhaustive explanation of the process. (free link) nny360.com/news/publicser…
Congress passed a bill to yank back billions in support it’s already promised for NPR and PBS, including hundreds of local stations. In #NY21, @NCPR and @WPBSTV have already started layoffs or are planning for them, as Rep. Stefanik cheers the move. nny360.com/communitynews/…
Stefanik has really worked hard to connect Hochul with Mamdani since the latter won the NYC mayors primary. Meanwhile Hochul hasn’t endorsed Mamdani, seems tepid on him, and actively pours cold water on some of his more leftist ideas.
Commie Mamdani holding @KathyHochul headed for re-election in 2026
The story: The Hochul admin is expressing frustration with the state Education Department, and the legislature, for not accepting “scope of practice” reforms or other changes to healthcare licensing rules that could free up manpower and save money. nny360.com/top_stories/ho…
Gillibrand cheers the House passage of GENIUS, a crypto regulation bill she’s pushed for. This is the first time this year I’ve read a statement from the Senator cheering anything the lower chamber has done.
Of note: the state Education Commissioner was not on the dais with Hochul today to talk about the impact of federal cuts on New York, even as the fed makes changes to ed policy and lays off half the US DoE.
Hochul and state health commissioner McDonald irritated with the state legislature and the Dept of Education that hasn’t passed a bill to update NY’s scope of practice rules. “It’s a source of extreme frustration,” Hochul said.
You in fact cannot frame FEC numbers out today as "SCOOP" or "EXCLUSIVE"
As 2026 starts to come into view, the Democrat candidate who ran in NY-21 last year won't be seeking the seat again. Paula Collins filed to dissolve her campaign in May. nny360.com/top_stories/co…
Interesting tidbit out of Watertown: a local man whose name I recognize from other blotter items is back in custody after being caught by one of those online pedo hunters - a Facebook page called “Nicky Sal,” who has done this in other parts of upstate before.
Cuomo went out casting for his campaign ad?
i am never not checking my email again holy shit