Westchester Political News Sample

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New York City Mayor

1. Mamdani gets props from de Blasio on managing Trump: ‘That might actually work’ - Gothamist, (Bill de Blasio), March 17, 2026
2. Mamdani Moves to End City’s Defense of Adams in Sexual Assault Lawsuit - The New York Times, (Eric Adams), March 17, 2026
3. Mamdani’s Legal Department Seeks to End Its Representation of Eric Adams - NOTUS — News of the United States, (Eric Adams), March 17, 2026
4. Citing New Evidence, Top City Lawyer Seeks to Drop Adams Defense in Sexual Assault Lawsuit - THE CITY - NYC News, (Eric Adams), March 17, 2026
5. Mamdani administration moves to end city's defense of Eric Adams in sex assault lawsuit - CBS News, (Eric Adams), March 17, 2026
6. Mamdani administration wants to pull legal support for ex-NYC mayor Adams in sexual assault lawsuit - Yahoo, (Eric Adams), March 17, 2026
7. Mamdani administration wants to pull legal support for ex-NYC mayor Adams in sexual assault lawsuit - Ottumwa Courier, (Eric Adams), March 17, 2026
8. Mamdani administration wants to pull legal support for ex-NYC mayor Adams in sexual assault lawsuit - Temple Daily Telegram, (Eric Adams), March 17, 2026
9. NYC Mayor Seeks to End Legal Defense for Predecessor Adams in Sex Assault Case - Fine Day 102.3, (Eric Adams), March 17, 2026
10. Mamdani administration wants to pull legal support for ex-NYC mayor Adams in sexual assault lawsuit - guardonline.com, (Eric Adams), March 17, 2026
11. Mamdani files motion to cut Adams off from NYC’s defense in assault case - Washington Examiner, (Eric Adams), March 17, 2026
12. Mamdani Seeks To End City Defense Of Eric Adams - Hoodline, (Eric Adams), March 17, 2026
13. Mayor Mamdani's Administration Steps Back from Defending Eric Adams in Decades-Old Allegation - Devdiscourse, (Eric Adams), March 17, 2026
14. Mayor Sexual Assault Lawsuit - Times Argus, (Eric Adams), March 17, 2026
15. Mamdani Cuts Legal Lifeline for His Predecessor - Newser, (Eric Adams), March 17, 2026

1. TWU Tech Newsletter: Don’t Trust NY Gov. Kathy Hochul on Autonomous Vehicles - Transport Workers Union of America, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
2. Churchill: Kudos to Kathy Hochul for her greatest accomplishment - Times Union, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
3. Second Avenue subway funding freeze prompts lawsuit from N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul, MTA - CBS News, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
4. Hochul on CLCPA 'We need a longer runway' - Audacy, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
5. NY Governor Kathy Hochul addresses rising energy costs – RochesterFirst - RochesterFirst, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
6. The budget dance begins - Politico, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
7. Hochul to indefinitely postpone congestion pricing - Crain's New York Business, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
8. N.Y. sues Trump administration over Second Avenue Subway funding, Hochul says - Spectrum News NY1, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
9. Governor Hochul Announces the Start of Construction on the $34.6 Million Expansion of Shea’s Buffalo Theatre - WebWire, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
10. How Blue States Got Around the GOP’s Efforts to Ban Abortion in Red States - Mother Jones, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
11. Hochul prepares to show her climate law cards as budget talks heat up - Spectrum News, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
12. State could maintain health coverage for 450,000 by slashing Essential Plan provider rates, report suggests - Crain's New York Business, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
13. New Yorkers deserve a path to lower auto insurance premiums | Opinion - Lohud, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
14. The 2026 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York City - Digital Journal, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
15. NY poised to curb ICE activity. See what Hochul, lawmakers propose - Lohud, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
16. New York transit officials sue Trump administration to restore subway project funding - WPLG Local 10, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
17. Morning Briefing in Buffalo: March 17 - Spectrum News, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
18. Hochul Criticizes Trump As Gas And Diesel Prices Climb In New York - Finger Lakes Daily News, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
19. MTA sues Trump admin to release $60M in frozen 2nd Avenue Subway funding - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
20. Hochul’s climate law delay confounds environmentalists, Dems - AOL.com, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
21. "We need a longer runway" Hochul teases Climate Law change proposals coming this week - WRGB, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
22. Hochul announces the start of Shea's expansion, awards addition $5M - Bee Group Newspapers, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
23. Next steps in NY’s path to new nuclear projects - The Capitol Pressroom, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
24. New York transit officials sue Trump administration to restore subway project funding - The Independent, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026
25. New York delays key climate law enforcement amid legal battles, affordability concerns - The Business Journals, (Kathy Hochul), March 17, 2026

1. Gillibrand cosponsors legislation to reduce federal income taxes - Sun Community News, (Kirsten Gillibrand), March 17, 2026
2. Sen. Gillibrand demands refunding tariff costs, attention to rising cost of living - The Malone Telegram, (Kirsten Gillibrand), March 17, 2026
3. US Senators Want the FTC to Investigate AI Toys Targeting Kids - Altitudes Magazine, (Kirsten Gillibrand), March 17, 2026
4. Senate Democrats send White House latest proposal to fund Homeland Security - The National News Desk, (Chuck Schumer), March 17, 2026
5. Most Americans support requiring photo ID to vote. Democrats in Congress reject it. - NBC News, (Chuck Schumer), March 17, 2026
6. Fraud scrutiny clouds Schumer’s Obamacare credit push after his Pentagon ‘luxury’ spending jab - Fox News, (Chuck Schumer), March 17, 2026
7. Schumer group takes aim at Sullivan over high prices - Axios, (Chuck Schumer), March 17, 2026
8. Schumer: Trump’s War Is Skyrocketing Costs And Endangering American Lives - myMotherLode.com, (Chuck Schumer), March 17, 2026
9. Chuck Schumer’s shutdown gambit gets riskier by the day - New York Post, (Chuck Schumer), March 17, 2026
10. Democrats don’t have a governing agenda, they have a stage play | Opinion - Sun Sentinel, (Chuck Schumer), March 17, 2026
11. LWV's Celina Stewart, Senators Schumer, Padilla, Representative Morelle, and Voting Rights Advocates Reject SAVE America Act - League of Women Voters, (Chuck Schumer), March 17, 2026
12. This is a win for science and medicine and a loss for Trump and RFK Jr. Vaccines are safe and effective lifesaving tools. RFK Jr. is a stain on public health and I’m glad the courts ruled against his anti-vaccine madness. - x.com, (Chuck Schumer), March 17, 2026
13. Democrats’ misdirected Iran war outrage: Letters to the Editor — March 18, 2026 - New York Post, (Chuck Schumer), March 17, 2026
14. Senate Democrats send DHS counteroffer to Trump as shutdown drags on - CNBC, (Chuck Schumer), March 17, 2026
15. U.S. Senate - C-SPAN, (Chuck Schumer), March 17, 2026
16. Chuck Schumer Blasts Trump For Hoping That China Will Help US Clear The Hormuz Strait: He's Created A 'Mess' And Has No Plan For How To End It - Benzinga, (Chuck Schumer), March 17, 2026
17. Walking into another shutdown dead end - The Bradford Era, (Chuck Schumer), March 17, 2026
18. Schumer, Klobuchar Speak at Capitol Press Event - NTD News, (Chuck Schumer), March 17, 2026
19. Will Senate vote today to end DHS shutdown 2026? TSA wait times impact - PhillyBurbs, (Chuck Schumer), March 17, 2026
20. EDITORIAL: Democrats walk into another shutdown dead end - Las Vegas Review-Journal, (Chuck Schumer), March 17, 2026
21. GOP triggers marathon Senate fight to expose Dems' opposition to Trump-backed voter ID bill - AOL.com, (Chuck Schumer), March 17, 2026

1. How Much Is Mar-a-Lago Worth? - National Review, (Letitia James), March 17, 2026
2. New York proposal would ban surveillance pricing - Spectrum News, (Letitia James), March 17, 2026
3. A bipartisan group of 13 attorneys general sues OneMain over hidden loan add-ons - AP News, (Letitia James), March 17, 2026
4. New York Dems seek probe of Trump's efforts to prosecute James - The Center Square, (Letitia James), March 17, 2026
5. AG James joins lawmakers behind the pushback on surveillance pricing - NEWS10 ABC, (Letitia James), March 17, 2026
6. GOP hopeful looks to upset AG Tish James in election as NY ‘tired of the lawlessness’ - New York Post, (Letitia James), March 17, 2026
7. New York sues solar company over alleged fraud - E&E News by POLITICO, (Letitia James), March 17, 2026
8. N.Y. AG files lawsuit vs. solar company with Staten Island ties alleging fraudulent practices - SILive.com, (Letitia James), March 17, 2026
9. New York AG Letitia James Backs Bill That Could Change How Stores Price Items - Altitudes Magazine, (Letitia James), March 17, 2026
10. AG Letitia James talks surveillance pricing legislation - RochesterFirst, (Letitia James), March 17, 2026
11. NY Attorney General Letitia James pushes bills to ban ‘surveillance pricing’ by retailers - WWNY, (Letitia James), March 17, 2026
12. New York, other states, sues OneMain Financial, alleging lender misleads customers, traps them into debt - Newsday, (Letitia James), March 17, 2026
13. New York AG James calling on legislature to pass legislation that would protect New Yorkers from predatory pricing schemes - Flack Broadcasting, (Letitia James), March 17, 2026
14. 13 states sue OneMain for alleged consumer violations - American Banker, (Letitia James), March 17, 2026

1. Amy Paulin’s Rape Kit Tracking Law Signed to Strengthen Accountability for Sexual Assault Evidence - Talk of the Sound, (NY Assembly: Amy Paulin (D) - Westchester), March 17, 2026
2. Attorney General James Sues Home Solar Power Company and Lenders for Cheating New Yorkers Out of Hundreds of Millions of Dollars, Attorney General: New York, March 17, 2026
3. Attorney General James Releases Statement on Appellate Victory Blocking Trump Funding Freeze, Attorney General: New York, March 17, 2026

1. Leading the Change: Women Shaping A Sustainable Future - Yonkers Times, (Shelley Mayer), March 17, 2026
2. N.Y. state Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins discusses tax hikes, utility costs and child care - Spectrum News, (Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) - Yonkers), March 17, 2026
3. Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins at the Greenburgh Housing Authority's Family Day - The New York State Senate (.gov), (Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) - Yonkers), March 17, 2026
4. Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins Addresses the Graduates of the Center for Human Options Summer Leadership Program - The New York State Senate (.gov), (Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) - Yonkers), March 17, 2026
5. Address to the students of Saunders High School - The New York State Senate (.gov), (Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) - Yonkers), March 17, 2026
6. Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins Speaks with Members of Jawonio - The New York State Senate (.gov), (Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) - Yonkers), March 17, 2026
7. Leader Stewart-Cousins with Actor Norm Lewis - The New York State Senate (.gov), (Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) - Yonkers), March 17, 2026

1. 59th Annual President's Luncheon - The New York State Senate (.gov), (Nicole Malliotakis), March 17, 2026

1. Kat Abughazaleh gets endorsed by Reps Rashida Talib and Ilhan Omar - Daily Kos, (Jamaal Bowman), March 17, 2026

FROM THE BLOGS

Election Law Blog

1. Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Comes Out Hard Against the SAVE America Act, March 18, 2026
2. March 26 Event: “The End of Constitutional Amendment in the US?”, March 17, 2026
3. “Georgia activists working with Trump administration to influence elections”, March 17, 2026
4. “Senate to Take Up Voter Bill Sought by Trump but Opposed by Democrats”, March 17, 2026
5. “Trump’s Gutting of Election Security Fuels Worries for Midterms”, March 17, 2026
6. “AIPAC makes a $22 million gamble in Illinois”, March 17, 2026
7. “Anonymous Money,” by Paul Rosezweig, at NYU Democracy Project, March 17, 2026