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When @GovKathyHochul⁩ took office in 2021, she vowed a new era of transparency in Albany. Today, she’s expected to veto a bill to publicize parts of state contracts w/o ⁦@NYSComptroller⁩ oversight. But lawmakers are ready to pass it again. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny…

With just days to go until fmr Rep. George Santos must report to prison, a source familiar says that neither a pardon nor commutation is under consideration at the White House

After Hochul sidestepped a question on Cuomo running for mayor, Dem Rep. Pat Ryan stepped up to the podium: "Andrew Cuomo should go away and be nowhere near a position of public trust ever again." He added: "I think it's just ego as has been driving him for quite a while."

Protester interrupts Gov. Hochul's anti-BBB event with Rep. Ryan in Kingston. Said something about Hochul cutting a deal with Trump on natural gas pipelines. "I'm certainly not making any deals with Donald Trump, and neither is the governor," Ryan said. (Someone tell Ryan.)

Huge congratulations to @twinseamus! @CapitalTonight won’t be the same without you, but we’re so excited for you & your new adventure! Thanks for everything. Excelsior.

BREAKING: Watervliet police tell us the 15-year-old seen in a video firing a handgun last month is the same 15-year-old taken into custody on a gun charge in Albany early this morning. @SpecNews1Albany

Tune in tonight at 7 when @errollouis sits down with @ZohranKMamdani for an extensive interview.

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.

.@kaitlynnlisa - Housing advocates in New York are sounding the alarm about a proposal in President Donald Trump's wish list for next year's budget that they argue, if included, will impact services that assist homeless veterans. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny…

Former Governor @andrewcuomo to Spectrum News' @errollouis on his failed primary campaign for NYC Mayor: “There was no inspiration to it. There wasn’t enough positivity to it. But it was just – the campaign itself was just not good.” Full interview: ny1.com/nyc/all-boroug…

NY lawmakers cast doubt Tuesday the Leg needs a special session address federal cuts in President Trump's tax reform law. @LizKrueger said a special session isn't necessary now & expects $$ from reserves will be used to fill $750M gap this fiscal year. nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-polit…

NEW: A PPL employee was caught changing direct deposit information for potentially thousands of personal assistants in New York's CDPAP program to siphon Medicaid funds into fraudulent bank accounts, including some overseas, a whistleblower alleges. nypost.com/2025/07/15/us-…

NEW | Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas is launching a primary challenge against state Sen. Jessica Ramos, her neighbor in western Queens. cityandstateny.com/politics/2025/…

During @DLCC presser, @AndreaSCousins says no plans are made yet to return to Albany to fill $750M gap after latest fed spending bill. “We are obviously ready to come back should we have to come back. Whatever we have to do, we’re going to do…to the extent we can,” she said.

NEW: Maria Perrin is set to resign as PPL's president amid the tumultuous CDPAP transition w/ @mayakauf subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

Inbox: @EliseStefanik raised more than $4M in the 2nd quarter of 2025, with 50K unique donors. She has $11M cash on hand across all accounts. Her campaign team says this is the largest amount ever raised in an off year fundraising quarter by a NY Republican.

Hochul raised more than $4M for her reelection campaign in the first six months of 2025. She also brought in more than $7M for the NYS Democratic Party - money that could bolster the coordinated campaign initiative to help down ballot contests ny1.com/nyc/all-boroug…

.@GovKathyHochul said the recent resignation of Press Secretary Avi Small amid sexual harassment allegations proves that changes she made to end a culture of abuse in Albany are working. “People came forward because they had been trained," she said. nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-polit…

Rep. Mike Lawler discusses 'Big Beautiful Bill,' says there won't be a primary in 2026 GOP race for governor nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-polit… via @EMPIREREPORTNY @CapitalTonight