Westchester Political News Sample

INCUMBENTS

New York City Mayor

1. Israel Day Parade Brings Huge Crowd, High Spirits to Fifth Avenue - WestSideSpirit.com, (Eric Adams), June 10, 2026

1. EPA Administrator Zeldin Concludes Four-Day New York Tour, Advancing Clean Water and Energy Priorities - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (.gov), (Lee Zeldin), June 10, 2026
2. Zeldin makes push for Williams’ Constitution pipeline in NY - Oklahoma Energy Today, (Lee Zeldin), June 10, 2026
3. Area legislators call on Governor Hochul to create NYS ‘Rural Suicide Prevention Council’: Highlight the efforts of Steuben County Legislator Joseph Tobia - The New York State Senate (.gov), (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
4. Lawler Calls on Hochul to Explain Millions in Taxpayer Subsidies to Company Accused of Anti-Worker Practices - Congressman Mike Lawler (.gov), (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
5. New York Democrats Marched With Israeli Fascists - Jacobin, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
6. Lawmakers, police urge Hochul to sign domestic violence lethality assessment bill - WSTM, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
7. Oneida Co. Sheriff, local lawmakers urge Hochul to sign domestic violence bill - CNYhomepage.com, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
8. Hochul, Homan and Trump in three-person standoff over immigration - City & State New York, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
9. 500 free World Cup tickets will be given to selection New Yorkers, Gov. Kathy Hochul says - CBS News, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
10. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul visiting new Syracuse housing project - WSYR, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
11. Rochester Psychiatric Center to be demolished with $20 million in state funding, Gov. Hochul announces - WHEC.com, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
12. Albany cheatsheet: Here are the bills that made the cut, fell flat in final days of the legislative session - Crain's New York, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
13. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway bill heads to Hochul's desk - WGRZ, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
14. Hochul says Micron project is four months ahead of schedule in Central New York - WSTM, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
15. Exclusive: Free World Cup Ticket Giveaway Announced by New York Governor Kathy Hochul - Complex, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
16. Free World Cup tickets: NY Gov. Hochul announces 500 passes for kids, first responders, military families - ABC7 New York, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
17. Governor Hochul's office calls for investigation after former NYS Supreme Court justice accused of rape - WKBW, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
18. Oswego County awarded $1.1M for microtransit under state mobility initiative - WSTM, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
19. Trump Says Gov. Hochul Welched on Deal to Build Constitution Pipe - Marcellus Drilling News, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
20. Governor Hochul Announces Significant Progress for $130M Affordable Housing and Mixed-Use Development Project at Former Syracuse Developmental Center Site - Homes and Community Renewal (.gov), (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
21. Adopted state budget includes SEQRA reform - The Suffolk County News, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
22. Ads in New York must now label AI-generated ‘synthetic performers’ - CT Mirror, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
23. Oneida County Sheriff urges Hochul to sign DV legislation - Utica Observer Dispatch, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
24. Governor Hochul responds to Border Czar’s remarks to send “unprecedented” number of ICE agents to New York and New York City - Flack Broadcasting, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
25. Hochul signs law letting bars, restaurants serve until 4 a.m. during World Cup - WCAX, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
26. New state law requires transparency for AI-generated advertising - Sun Community News, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
27. Last call: Bars, restau­rants can serve until 4 a.m. during World Cup, Hochul says - Spectrum News, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
28. New York’s “synthetic performer” law promises to protect actors from AI - Cybernews, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
29. Syracuse’s $130m mixed-use transformation advances after demolition - Yahoo, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
30. NY law requiring AI-labeling in ads takes effect - WRGB, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
31. New York Passes Legislation Requiring AI Disclosures in News Content - TheWrap, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
32. Hochul pushes back on Homan’s ICE threats - The Black Chronicle, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026
33. Israel Day Parade Brings Huge Crowd, High Spirits to Fifth Avenue - WestSideSpirit.com, (Kathy Hochul), June 10, 2026

1. Sen. Gillibrand touts bill to protect Social Security - The Malone Telegram, (Kirsten Gillibrand), June 10, 2026
2. Gillibrand says Olympics can return to Lake Placid - niagara-gazette.com, (Kirsten Gillibrand), June 10, 2026
3. Schumer: ‘Trumpflation is getting worse and worse’ - The Hill, (Chuck Schumer), June 10, 2026
4. Powerful Democrats strengthen support for Maine's Platner after Senate primary win - The National Desk, (Chuck Schumer; Kirsten Gillibrand), June 10, 2026
5. Trump accuses Democrats of hypocrisy on Platner, despite questions about his own conduct - WSLS, (Chuck Schumer), June 10, 2026
6. New York Democrats Marched With Israeli Fascists - Jacobin, (Chuck Schumer), June 10, 2026
7. Chuck Schumer Slams Trump Over Iran Conflict, Says He Was 'Wasting Taxpayer Dollars' Watching Knicks As U - Benzinga, (Chuck Schumer), June 10, 2026
8. 'Fixer, bagman, hired gun': Schumer lets loose on Trump's attorney general pick - The National Desk, (Chuck Schumer), June 10, 2026
9. Trump blasts Platner after Democratic Senate primary win: 'He's a low-level thug' - KUTV, (Chuck Schumer), June 10, 2026
10. Graham Platner finally embraced by powerful mainstream Dem leaders after primary election victory - WFIN, (Chuck Schumer; Kirsten Gillibrand), June 10, 2026
11. Trump blasts Platner after Democratic Senate primary win: 'He's a low-level thug' - WGXA, (Chuck Schumer), June 10, 2026

1. Israel Day Parade Brings Huge Crowd, High Spirits to Fifth Avenue - WestSideSpirit.com, (Letitia James), June 10, 2026

1. Attorney General James Releases Footage from Investigation into Death of Marcus Burks, Attorney General: New York, June 10, 2026
2. Attorney General James Reminds New York Hotels to Help Prevent Human Trafficking Ahead of the World Cup, Attorney General: New York, June 10, 2026
3. New Yorkers Join Attorney General James in Celebrating the Passage of the One Fair Price Act, Attorney General: New York, June 10, 2026

1. State Senator Shelley Mayer Highlights Summer Reading Challenge for Students - Yonkers Times, (Shelley Mayer), June 10, 2026
2. Social Security Will Be Depleted By 2032 - Yonkers Times, (Shelley Mayer), June 10, 2026

1. Op-ed | Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie kills the Wrongful Convictions Act. Why? - amNewYork, (Carl Heastie), June 10, 2026
2. Barrett, Heastie announce $1.6M for outdoor classroom in Hudson - The Daily Gazette, (Carl Heastie), June 10, 2026

1. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis Profile - Animal Wellness Action, (Nicole Malliotakis), June 10, 2026

FROM THE BLOGS

Election Law Blog

1. Trump Administration says Callais’s Logic Applies to Title VII’s Disparate Impact Provisions, June 10, 2026
2. “ActBlue C.E.O. Invokes Fifth Amendment Repeatedly in Testimony to Congress”, June 10, 2026
3. The AP’s Mark Sherman Retiring from the Supreme Court Beat at the End of June, June 10, 2026
4. “Postal Service won’t deliver mail ballots for states that don’t hand over voter lists, under plan for Trump directive”, June 10, 2026
5. “A Statutory Right to Vote”, June 10, 2026
6. “Homeland Security retreats on plan to get data on mail-in voters”, June 10, 2026
7. “California’s slow vote count faces changes as Supreme Court decision on late ballots looms”, June 10, 2026