Dan Clark
@danclarkreports
I'm a New York government, politics and policy reporter for the Times Union in Albany, NY. I'm the author of Capitol Confidential, our daily newsletter from the Capitol:
James Dolan has quietly dumped $1 million into an anti-Hochul super PAC, bringing his pro-Blakeman spending above $2 million. Thursday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/dolan-dump... And a federal judge has tossed an "absurd" lawsuit against New York's Medicaid Aid in Dying Act & much more!
Blakeman says he thinks Hochul is going to try to "steal the election" for governor this year. I asked him to clarify. Here's what he, and Hochul's campaign, said www.capitolconfidential.com/p/blakeman-s... - Hakeem Jeffries in Rochester -New bill to ban humanoid robots in schools - & much more
Zohran Mamdani, Shania Twain and a top lawmaker's rebuke. Tuesday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/zohran-mam... - Social media rules for kids finalized; NY expects to get sued - 18 bills hit Hochul's desk - & much more today
New York faces calls for a statewide policy on AI in schools after a district pulled the plug on the deployment of a robot teacher's aide: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/no-law-exi... - A $30m utility refund prompts a new bill - Shootings (mostly) down - & more
A packed Thursday CapCon, starting with a surge in homelessness in areas of New York outside the city: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-s... - Rules & Regs: Substitute child care workers and community paramedics - Republicans seize on NJ noncitizen voters - A pending Legionnaire's bill
Full list: Here are the top donor entities to Democrats in the state Assembly and Senate www.capitolconfidential.com/p/full-list-... - Plus the raw data if that's your thing - New bill seeks a Purple Alert for missing vulnerable people - Hochul to decide new sex offender screenings - & more
Hochul tells Homan to "talk to the big boss" before threatening an ICE surge in New York. Monday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-to-... - State lawmakers want Schumer & Jeffries to join calls to abolish ICE - Radiation in WNY leads to relocations - 15 bills on Hochul's desk - & more
Democrats in New York aren't taking any chances in 2026. Friday CapCon read: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/why-ny-dem... Plus: 2 new bills would change New York's elections for super PACs and elections officials & more today
Hochul's campaign haul was fueled by plenty of big-dollar donors while Blakeman got a BIG boost from one of New York's top billionaires and his family. Details in this Thursday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-s-b... Plus: NY hits back at DOJ over CDPAP and this week's Rules & Regs
A packed Wednesday CapCon for you. www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-s... - Ulster is asking the state Legislature for a local income tax on high earners - The state Legislature is set to have its first nonbinary member - DiNapoli says NY's finances are "highly exposed" to risk - & way more
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Financial disclosures for Hochul, Delgado, DiNapoli and Tish PRRIA, Health Information Privacy Act and a bill to create a regulatory framework for prediction markets are all moving next week Full CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-s...
Plus: Should the NYC Council have the power to reject family and city criminal court judges chosen by the mayor? The state Senate Judiciary chair thinks so, per a new bill. And more: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/very-slim-...