Keshia Clukey
@KeshiaClukey
NYS Capitol Correspondent for Newsday. Planner, crafter, wine and cheese enthusiast. @newsday
Middle-income New Yorkers aged 65 and older are likely to see a tax break next year from the sprawling federal tax and spending legislation, but tax analysts say Social Security income won’t be tax free, contrary to Trump campaign promises. @Newsday newsday.com/news/region-st…
UPDATE: Avi Small, Gov. Kathy Hochul's press secretary, resigned today. He had been placed on leave last week and was being investigated after another aide accused him of inappropriate touching. nytimes.com/2025/07/02/nyr…
New York congressional Republicans, some of whom criticized debt growth under a Democratic president, ended up supporting President Trump’s budget bill that could add some $3 trillion to the national debt. W/@YanceyRoy @Newsday newsday.com/long-island/po…
The megabill that awaits final passage in the U.S. House will have far-reaching impacts on the wallets of Long Islanders and all Americans. Here’s how it could affect you: (Breakdown from our @Newsday team includes everything from taxes to solar panels) newsday.com/long-island/po…
A new $40,000 limit on state and local tax deductions, known as SALT, would be a win for many New Yorkers, tax analysts told @Newsday but provisions in the bill the Senate passed Tuesday could limit the number of people who benefit. newsday.com/long-island/po…
I was joined by @DanClarkReports and @ragajus to hand out "The Dispatches" awards for the 2025 legislative session. We discussed the underrated and overrated stories, the big winners and losers in #PlanetAlbany, and much more! capitolpressroom.org/2025/07/01/the…
Ten years ago today, David Sweat was captured, bringing an end to the 23-day manhunt following the escape from Clinton Correctional Facility. Miss our special event offering an inside look at the infamous escape and IG report? Watch the recording here: bit.ly/NYSOIG_LIVE
NEW: @andrewcuomo just conceded the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City to @ZohranKMamdani. Cuomo had universal name ID, a $25M PAC backing him and tons of institutional endorsements. Mamdani is a 33-year-old socialist. The magnitude of this can't be overstated.
Andrew Cuomo concedes in the race for NYC Mayor - Congratulates Zohran Mamdani for running a “smart” and successful race. @News12BX
ICYMI last week: How the year's biggest environmental protection bill that would save tax dollars was defeated in a last-minute push by the biggest biz lobbying effort in decades; NYPIRG's Horner calls it a 'cautionary tale.' newsday.com/news/region-st…
Your final 2025 NYS legislative session stats: - Bills passed by both houses: 856 - Bills Hochul has already signed or vetoed: 134 - Bills left for Hochul to sign/veto: 722
NEW: “ … a well-documented pattern of abject negligence and delay in many other cases which is bordering on professional malpractice.” @Newsday newsday.com/long-island/in…
Without federal funding from Washington, millions of NYers would struggle to afford healthcare or could face tough choices between food on the table or lights on in the house. 🔎Check out my online resource to follow the $$ and understand how federal funding supports…
Update: the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act was not sent to the floor for a vote for the second year in a row, dashing environmentalists' hopes of it becoming law this year.
ICE arrests the NYC comptroller, the Assembly's last session day is underway and the Court of Appeals weighs in on bail reform. Tuesday CapCon: capitolconfidential.com/p/its-bullshit…
Stefanik says Lander deserved to be arrested. ⬇️
A NY Democrat Mayoral candidate (in a party led by Kathy Hochul!) assaulted federal law enforcement. This is a disgrace and these radical NY Democrats must be defeated. NYers support our law enforcement and law and order, not this radical Leftist anti-police insanity that is…
"How dare they take an elected official who’s been going down there for weeks to escort people who are afraid to walk into a courthouse in the United States of America," @GovKathyHochul said. "What the hell is happening to this country?”
"It's bullshit," Gov. Hochul says of the arrest of NYC Comptroller Brad Lander by ICE. She says she will call him when he's out of detention. "But what about all the people who don't have that high profile position?"
For all the Freedom of Information nerds out there: The NYS Legislature approved a bill that would, in theory, place firmer deadlines on producing records in response to FOIL requests. It's off to Gov. Hochul for her signature or veto.
NYS Assembly passed a bill to eliminate the “100-foot-rule" that requires utilities to provide natural gas connections to new homes, at a cost of more than $200 million a year for all ratepayers. The Senate passed it last week and it now heads to Hochul. newsday.com/long-island/po…
