Capitol Confidential
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A daily survey of New York state government — the good, the bad and the weird.
ICYMI: Brittany Commisso settles with NY for $450K over @andrewcuomo groping/harassment complaint. Her attorney: 'Ms. Commisso, like NYC voters, decided to turn the page on Cuomo' timesunion.com/news/article/b… via @TimesUnion
And Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado joined the CapCon podcast this week. (Link inside) capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-says-…
And we chat about how he would lower energy and health care costs for New Yorkers. capitolconfidential.com/p/lt-gov-anton…
And Delgado wants a probe of Hochul's CDPAP transition. capitolconfidential.com/p/what-hochul-…
And when the state expects to meet its 2030 energy mandates. capitolconfidential.com/p/how-much-new…
And what the people with that power had to say about Hochul's wish. capitolconfidential.com/p/the-power-ho…
And Mamdani met with Hakeem Jeffries Friday. capitolconfidential.com/p/new-yorks-fa…
And she has an "enormous source of frustration" with the state Legislature. capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-court…
$30M verdict against an attorney who posed as a doctor to abuse Boy Scouts at a Sullivan County camp in the 1980s. Judge called his testimony "self-serving and not believable." timesunion.com/state/article/… via @TimesUnion
And is Sean Duffy or U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler right about subway crime? Here are the numbers. capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-now…
After federal judges declined to take action on his appointment, John A. Sarcone III is named acting U.S. attorney after a little shuffling of titles in New York's Northern District. timesunion.com/capitol/articl… via @TimesUnion
And a reopening of redistricting was not ruled out Tuesday by Hakeem Jeffries. capitolconfidential.com/p/trump-suppor…
And former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has made a decision on the race for New York City mayor. capitolconfidential.com/p/hochuls-haul…
And whether she things the Legislature should return to Albany. capitolconfidential.com/p/how-hochul-i…
And a federal appellate court has upheld a big New York gun law. capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-exp…
We chat about what Lang is working on now and look back at the prison break in Dannemora. capitolconfidential.com/p/whos-new-yor…
And two new bills have been introduced after a violent July 4 in Albany. capitolconfidential.com/p/whats-this-n…
Sigh: Interim U.S. attorney orders Times Union removed from media distribution list after story about his boarded-up residence. timesunion.com/capitol/articl… via @TimesUnion
New York’s six-figure public pension club keeps getting bigger — top pensioner gets more than $500K a year. Story via @lucyehodgman timesunion.com/capitol/articl… via @TimesUnion
The president also floated a federal takeover of the city if Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor. capitolconfidential.com/p/trump-declin…