Westchester Political News Sample

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New York City Mayor

1. After delays, new czar sees opening to revive Rikers closure push - Queens Daily Eagle, (Bill de Blasio), May 12, 2026
2. Eric Adams 35 Pound Weight Loss: Nyc Mayors Plant Based Spring Reset [T8CPT6zeJpV] - cvc.gov.co, (Eric Adams), May 12, 2026
3. Mayor Mamdani pitches more than $1 billion in education cuts, housing savings to fill budget hole - Gothamist, (Eric Adams), May 12, 2026
4. Q&A: DSA-Backed Immigrant Rights Attorney Challenges Adams Ally in Queens Assembly District 38 - The Indypendent, (Eric Adams), May 12, 2026

1. Choose Your Own Adventure: Facing Lee Zeldin in Congress - E&E News by POLITICO, (Lee Zeldin), May 12, 2026
2. Mamdani Declares Victory As Hochul Helps City Close Budget Gap - New York Focus, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
3. NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Gov. Kathy Hochul announce $4 billion in new state cash to city - Yahoo News New Zealand, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
4. Hochul forks over another $4B to bail out Mamdani's NYC budget woes as she faces intense election pressure - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
5. Governor Hochul and Mayor Mamdani Announce Additional Aid and State Actions to Stabilize New York City’s Budget - NYC.gov, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
6. How Mamdani and Hochul Are Solving New York City’s Budget Crisis - The New York Times, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
7. New York Governor Strikes Deal to Push Back Climate Goals - ESG Today, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
8. Hochul grants 19 pardons - NEWS10 ABC, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
9. N.Y. Gov. Hochul pushes back amid Dem clash over Trump private school tax-credit program - SILive.com, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
10. New York State Catholic Conference's Statement on Governor Hochul Announcing She Intends To Opt in to Federal Scholarship Tax Credit - The Good Newsroom, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
11. Judge reverses Dem panel's decision to block Bruce Blakeman from campaign matching funds - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
12. Kathy Hochul’s great school-choice promise comes with fingers crossed - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
13. You have a budget. Now what? - Politico, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
14. SIENA POLL: Hochul favorability, approval ratings drop; lead over Blakeman increases - Saratogian, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
15. Hochul: Investments to address harmful algal blooms surpass $400 million - Niagara Frontier Publications, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
16. Mamdani, Hochul announce another $4 billion from state to fill NYC budget gap - NBC New York, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
17. Marathon Plans New Housing And Library Improvements With NY Forward Funds - WNBF News Radio, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
18. Judge reverses Dem panel’s decision to block Bruce Blakeman from campaign matching funds - AOL.com, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
19. Will ICE Enforcement Go Statewide? - Long Island Life & Politics, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
20. LISTEN: Albany’s Supersized ‘Big Ugly’ Is Ridiculously Late - THE CITY - NYC News, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
21. With latest lifelines from Hochul, Mamdani balances NYC budget - Politico, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
22. Hey, Gov. Hochul — how about not betraying NY taxpayers at all? - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
23. New York Republicans see opening with tax-the-rich hike - Politico, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
24. Mamdani, Hochul float $4B plan to offset NYC deficit with massive pension plan restructure - Olean Times Herald, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
25. Universal childcare in NY getting close to becoming a reality: Hochul - AOL.com, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
26. Hochul Jumps Into The Ring As Goldman-Lander Showdown Intensifies In NYC - Patch, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
27. 3 New Yorkers among 18 quarantined after deadly hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship - CBS News, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
28. Gov. Hochul announces $4B more financial support for NYC - AOL.com, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
29. NYC Scraps Property Tax Hike - Patch, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
30. “Tear Down That Wall” — Lincoln Center Breaks Ground on New West Initiative - W42ST, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
31. NYC dumping record $43B into public schools -- at a whopping $44K per pupil -- despite plummeting enrollment, poor test results - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
32. How the NY state budget could pass soon and what is holding it up - The Journal News | lohud.com, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
33. Mamdani, Hochul Close Municipal Budget Gaps ‘Completely’ With Albany Funding - Commercial Observer, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
34. Mamdani unveils NYC budget buoyed by state bailout - The Center Square, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
35. Hochul pledges another $4B for NYC bailout - AOL.com, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
36. Hantavirus outbreak: Hochul says 3 passengers on cruise ship are from NY - ABC7 New York, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026
37. New York Gov. Hochul Plans to Opt Into Federal Tax-Credit Scholarship - The 74, (Kathy Hochul), May 12, 2026

1. U.S. Senator Gillibrand ‘Stands With Organized Labor Across New York State To Urge The Passage Of The Federal Faster Labor Contracts Act’ - WNY Labor Today, (Kirsten Gillibrand), May 12, 2026
2. Schumer pans GOP proposal to suspend federal gas tax - The Hill, (Chuck Schumer), May 12, 2026
3. Senate Democratic Leaders Hold News Conference - C-SPAN, (Chuck Schumer), May 12, 2026
4. Schumer: Trump Gutted Our Public Health Defenses - myMotherLode.com, (Chuck Schumer), May 12, 2026
5. Schumer claims Trump's health 'getting worse by the day' - WPEC, (Chuck Schumer), May 12, 2026
6. Schumer takes issue with Trump election interference claims: ‘Incoherent rant’ - Baltimore Sun, (Chuck Schumer), May 12, 2026
7. Senators Schumer, Gillibrand, Join Fight to Restore Collective Bargaining Rights at DFAS, AFRL - WKTV, (Chuck Schumer; Kirsten Gillibrand), May 12, 2026
8. Schumer backs GOP's plan to bring the pain during future shutdowns: 'I'm going to vote for it' - AOL.com, (Chuck Schumer), May 12, 2026
9. Democrats vow to fight $1 billion Senate security proposal for White House ballroom - Jacksonville Journal-Courier, (Chuck Schumer), May 12, 2026
10. ‘Literal pennies’: Democrats blast Trump’s scheme to lower gas prices - Daily Kos, (Chuck Schumer), May 12, 2026
11. Chuck Schumer EXPLODES At Trump & Hegseth For Oil Crisis in U.S Congress: ‘Let Them Eat Cake’ - Oneindia, (Chuck Schumer), May 12, 2026
12. Schumer pushes back on Trump's election interference claims: 'Incoherent rant' - KDNL, (Chuck Schumer), May 12, 2026
13. Senate Republicans move ahead with $1B for Trump’s ballroom security as Democrats pledge to fight - WTAJ, (Chuck Schumer), May 12, 2026

1. NYS AG Letitia James Releases Bodycam Footage in Vestal Police Shooting - wicz.com, (Letitia James), May 12, 2026
2. Letitia James Leads Bronx Rally To Ban Surveillance Pricing - Hoodline, (Letitia James), May 12, 2026

1. Attorney General James’ Office of Special Investigation Releases Report on Death of Hugh Davis, Attorney General: New York, May 12, 2026
2. Attorney General James and Governor Hochul Intervene to Protect Sunrise Wind Project, Attorney General: New York, May 12, 2026

1. N.Y. state Senate majority leader says lawmakers 'entering the beginning of the end' of lengthy state budget process - Spectrum News, (Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) - Yonkers), May 12, 2026
2. Senate Advances Legislation to Strengthen Consumer Protections, Prevent Unfair Pricing Practices - The New York State Senate (.gov), (Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) - Yonkers), May 12, 2026
3. Legislative leaders still don’t have pied-à-terre details days after Hochul announces budget ‘deal’ - City & State New York, (Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) - Yonkers), May 12, 2026
4. Evening Briefing in Capital Region and HV: Jan. 22, 2026 - Spectrum News, (Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) - Yonkers), May 12, 2026

1. Critics say messy NYS budget ‘deal’ highlights bigger woes - The River Reporter, (Carl Heastie), May 12, 2026
2. Stop smuggling policy into the New York state budget (Your Letters) - Syracuse.com, (Carl Heastie), May 12, 2026

1. Max Rose - Official Trailer - IMDb, (Max Rose), May 12, 2026

1. Mike Lawler, N.Y.’s Most At-Risk House Republican, Is Accused of Self-Dealing - The New York Times, (Sean P. Maloney), May 12, 2026