Zach Williams
@ZachReports
Albany guy at Bloomberg | DC debut covering Congress this September
My time covering Albany is ending after seven years! Starting new BGov beat covering Congress from DC in September …
NEW: House GOP’s Epstein crisis isn’t going away — it’s getting worse Some Rs are now so terrified of taking Epstein-related votes that leaders have lost full control of the House floor + are scrapping votes on key agenda items Other Rs want action politico.com/live-updates/2…
Cuomo ahead by a nose in nonexistent horse race
New - Mayor poll - NYC (Cuomo vs Mamdani) 🟡 Cuomo 42% 🔵 Mamdani 41% Wick #C
"revive the idea of blocking states from regulating AI"
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More a terrarium than a courtyard year after Hochul vow to NYT to open to public
The Albany Police Department wants you to know: The people who will be wearing Nazi stuff in downtown Albany this week are filming a movie.
Things could get interesting down the road with state film tax credits
“He said the entertainment needed to be unafraid of offending Chinese audiences.”
“Violators could be charged with a misdemeanor.”
NY bill would ban ICE and other officers from wearing masks. Here’s what to know. gothamist.com/news/ny-bill-w…
“The problem with Cuomo is that it’s a white-noise outfit,” Dean said. “It represents nothing.” glossy.co/fashion/andrew…
"Had Mamdani lost to Cuomo by 12 points, the entire Democratic Establishment, from Chuck Schumer and Kathy Hochul on down, would have automatically backed Cuomo and blasted apart the socialist assemblyman for attempting a third-party bid." nymag.com/intelligencer/…
"Anything can happen in an on-street arrest,” Homan said.
ICE will ‘flood the zone’ in NYC ow.ly/NYxT106grXp
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
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Calls for turning “empty rite aid drugstores” into animal adoption centers
"An internal SWAT team" Hochul touts supposed fiscal-problem-solving team
Here is the part of passing a bill that really matters: "meeting with Assembly staff"
The real path by which a bill becomes a law in New York is less Schoolhouse Rock and more a mix of improvisational jazz and whack-a-mole. substack.micahlasher.com/p/a-view-from-…
Inbox: former PC Tom Donlon sues @NYCMayor for defamation
This story alleges Andrew Cuomo forcibly massaged the elderly mother of a friend who faced drug addiction
Cuomo Promised To Be A Better Man But That Never Happened. Read on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/karenhinto…
