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NEW YORK ELECTION NEWS

New York City Mayor

1. Bill de Blasio claims not asking documentation status helps ‘keep people safe’ - Colorado Springs Gazette, (Bill de Blasio), January 23, 2025
2. NYC immigration: Mayor Eric Adams tries to calm New Yorkers' fears of ICE raids in churches, schools - ABC7 New York, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
3. De Blasio: New Yorkers won’t accept ‘mass deportations’ - The Hill, (Bill de Blasio), January 23, 2025
4. Eric Adams Defends Giving Sean 'Diddy' Combs Key to New York City - Newsweek, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
5. New York, Chicago, Los Angeles: the Failing-Mayors Trifecta - City Journal, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
6. ‘Selling the City’ star Eleonora Srugo details Mayor Eric Adams friendship amid dating speculation - Page Six, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
7. City Council Takes Aim at Adams and Ally by Closing Lobbying Loophole - The New York Times, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
8. Adams claims Biden administration told him to stay silent on migrants - FOX 5 New York, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
9. NYC Mayor Eric Adams Continues Cozying Up to Trump Administration With New Criticism Of Biden, Dems - LatinTimes, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
10. Mayor Adams, amid deportation jitters, tells Queens town hall he’ll protect ‘all New Yorkers’ - Gothamist, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
11. Watching Adams on Trump’s immigration blitz - POLITICO, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
12. NYC Council speaker says Mayor Adams 'had no plan' for Trump immigration actions - Gothamist, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
13. Mayor Eric Adams Announces 25% Crime Reduction in Queens After "Operation Restore Roosevelt" - Hoodline, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
14. Mayor Eric Adams Announces Over 20,000 Illegal Guns Seized in NYC to Enhance Public Safety - Hoodline, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
15. Speaker Adams accuses mayor of having ‘no plan’ to counter right-wing Trump government - amNY, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
16. Seniors and advocates demand NYC ‘Age Strong’ and provide billions in more funding for aging programs - amNY, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
17. NYC Council votes to expand lobbying ban on ex-City Hall officials amid 'revolving door' concerns - New York Daily News, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
18. NYC mayor Eric Adams defends $53 million credit card program to Stephen A. Smith: "Feed every migrant and asylum seeker" - Sportskeeda, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
19. ‘Billion-dollar question’: Why is Mayor Adams’ budget short roughly $500M in housing assistance? - Gothamist, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
20. NYC Mayor Adams’ commitment to not publicly criticize Trump unnerves fearful New Yorkers - New York Daily News, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
21. NYC’s Democratic Mayor Eric Adams Goes MAGA With Tucker Carlson Sit-Down - Yahoo News, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
22. Eric Adams funds Summer Rising, but not $112 million for 3-K in preliminary budget - Amsterdam News, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
23. Prosecutors Attack Adams’s Claims That Biden Targeted Him as Payback - The New York Times, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
24. NYC Mayor Eric Adams reports drop in murders, shootings over past 3 years - CBS New York, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
25. NYC immigration: Mayor Adams attempts to calm New Yorkers' fears of ICE making arrests in churches, schools - ABC7 New York, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
26. NYC’s cooperation with federal immigration agents could look different under Eric Adams - Washington Examiner, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
27. Article | Lander pitches plan to make it easier for homeowners to rent out rooms - POLITICO Pro, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025
28. Early rumblings in the New York City mayoral primary - Berkshire Eagle, (Eric Adams), January 23, 2025

1. Lee Zeldin Takes a Turn in the Senate Hot Seat - East Hampton Star, (Lee Zeldin), January 23, 2025
2. With Lee Zeldin tapped to head EPA, President Trump sets the stage for regulatory rollbacks - The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting, (Lee Zeldin), January 23, 2025
3. Takeaways from EPA nominee Zeldin's confirmation hearing - Plastics Recycling Update, (Lee Zeldin), January 23, 2025
4. New EPA Head’s Voting Record Conflicts With Pledge To Address Forever Chemicals - Health Policy Watch, (Lee Zeldin), January 23, 2025
5. Sen. Lisa Murkowski to vote against Hegseth, first Republican to oppose a Trump Cabinet pick - WHBF - OurQuadCities.com, (Lee Zeldin), January 23, 2025
6. Trump’s EPA pick worked for Qatari-led firm tied to Menendez corruption case - POLITICO, (Lee Zeldin), January 23, 2025
7. LIVE 1/23, 9:15 AM ET: Senate Meeting on Nomination of Lee Zeldin for Secretary of the Environmental Protection Agency - NTD, (Lee Zeldin), January 23, 2025
8. Families Seek Answers From N.Y. AG James on Cuomo Report - Newsmax, (Andrew Cuomo), January 23, 2025
9. Diehard Bills fan Hochul takes money from Patriots - POLITICO, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
10. Advocates raise questions about state spending - NEWS10 ABC, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
11. Hochul changes her tune on SUNY Downstate closure - Crain's New York Business, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
12. State to invest $750M in capital funding at beleaguered SUNY Downstate based on report by new advisory board - Brooklyn Paper, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
13. Attorney: Cell phone ban could face legal challenges - WRGB, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
14. Key Takeaways from Governor Hochul's 2025 Executive Budget Proposal - Audubon New York, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
15. New York state legislators considering Governor Hochul's budget, support 'bell-to-bell' phone ban - WAMC, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
16. NY Gov. Kathy Hochul roasted for refusing to push charter school expansion - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
17. Gov. Hochul to NY parents concerned over cellphone ban: Time to cut the cord - The Daily News Online, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
18. Big state price tag: Hochul’s budget has some GOP seeing ‘red’ - Evening Observer, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
19. Hochul’s mad Medicaid spending is meant to woo health-industry honchos — on OUR dime - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
20. SUNY chancellor discusses Hochul's executive budget proposal - Spectrum News, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
21. Assemblyman Blankenbush responds to Governor Hochul's Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 - Flack Broadcasting, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
22. No more phones in the classroom: Governor Hochul unveils plan to restrict smartphone use in schools across New York - Flack Broadcasting, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
23. Hochul’s annual ‘State of the State Address’ highlights affordability, public safety - Binghamton University Pipe Dream, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
24. Gov leaves out atty student loan relief from budget - Queens Daily Eagle, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
25. The governor assesses the state of the state - Babylon Beacon, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
26. Trump's Anti-DEI Push; Gov. Hochul's Budget Proposals; The State of Broadcast Journalism - WNYC, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
27. Hochul lays out $252 billion spending plan - The Daily News Online, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
28. Hochul announces $10 million to help youth with mental health - WNYT NewsChannel 13, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
29. Morning Briefing for the Capital Region & HV: Jan. 23, 2025 - Spectrum News, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
30. Gov. Hochul’s $252 billion budget bomb: Letters to the Editor — Jan. 24, 2025 - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
31. Hochul's pro-union home care program overhaul promises $500M in savings but it's off to a rocky start - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
32. NY state teachers union applauds Gov. Hochul’s proposed investments in education - WXXI News, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
33. kathy-hochul-mental-health-policy Archives - Astoria Post, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
34. Governor Unveils Plan to Ban Smartphones in School - Finger Lakes Daily News, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
35. Gov. Hochul Proposes Regulations To Protect Consumers Against Overdraft Fees - WRFA Jamestown, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025
36. New York governor proposes ban on phone use in schools - 13WHAM-TV, (Kathy Hochul), January 23, 2025

1. Brian Benjamin never wanted a pardon from Trump - City & State New York, (Brian Benjamin), January 23, 2025

1. Scoop: Feud erupts among Senate Dems ahead of surprise meeting - Axios, (Chuck Schumer), January 23, 2025
2. WATCH: Chuck Schumer rips Pete Hegseth nomination - LiveNOW from FOX, (Chuck Schumer), January 23, 2025
3. Chuck Schumer - X, (Chuck Schumer), January 23, 2025
4. Trump nominee who helped write Project 2025 attacked by Senate Dems as ‘dangerous’ - Source New Mexico, (Chuck Schumer), January 23, 2025
5. Schumer calls on Trump to declassify government files on UFOs - The Hill, (Chuck Schumer), January 23, 2025
6. GOP lawmaker puts damper on Chuck Schumer’s ‘green hallucination’ - Fox Business, (Chuck Schumer), January 23, 2025
7. Officials address the State of the Region - Massapequa Post, (Chuck Schumer), January 23, 2025
8. Schumer supports Democrats delaying all Trump nominees who lack unanimous support - Fox News, (Chuck Schumer), January 23, 2025
9. Senate Dems sound alarm on Trump's budget director - Axios, (Chuck Schumer), January 23, 2025
10. Trump-state Democrats create surprise opening for Senate GOP - Axios, (Chuck Schumer), January 23, 2025
11. Sen. Gillibrand announces legislation to address affordable child care shortage - CNYcentral.com, (Kirsten Gillibrand), January 23, 2025
12. Sen. Schumer: Defense Pick Hegseth 'Unqualified' - Newsmax, (Chuck Schumer), January 23, 2025
13. Senator Gillibrand announces legislation addressing shortage of afforable child care - WBNG, (Kirsten Gillibrand), January 23, 2025
14. Schumer says Democrats will not let GOP rush through Trump nominees - Fox News, (Chuck Schumer), January 23, 2025
15. Sen. Gillibrand Advocates for Increased Funding to Address Childcare Workforce Shortage, Facilities Repair - erienewsnow.com, (Kirsten Gillibrand), January 23, 2025
16. Senate advances Pete Hegseth as Trump's defense secretary, despite allegations - WJXT News4JAX, (Chuck Schumer), January 23, 2025
17. Democrats accuse Republicans of rushing Hegseth confirmation amid allegations - The Independent, (Kirsten Gillibrand), January 23, 2025
18. Chuck Schumer Criticizes Pete Hegseth's Nomination For Defense Department - Inkl, (Chuck Schumer), January 23, 2025
19. Northern Border Regional Commission invests $1,605,280 in North Country - Sun Community News & Printing, (Kirsten Gillibrand), January 23, 2025

1. Purdue Pharma owners could pay $7.4 billion in new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin - WRIC ABC 8News, (Letitia James), January 23, 2025
2. Blue state AGs reject Trump's immigration crackdown: 'We will not be distracted' - wpde.com, (Letitia James), January 23, 2025
3. Families Seek Answers From N.Y. AG James on Cuomo Report - Newsmax, (Letitia James), January 23, 2025
4. Letitia James Blasts Purdue Pharma's Sacklers After $7.4 Billion Settlement - MSN, (Letitia James), January 23, 2025
5. NY attorney general scores $7.4 billion opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma - Courthouse News Service, (Letitia James), January 23, 2025
6. Letitia James Blasts Purdue Pharma's Sacklers After $7.4 Billion Settlement - Newsweek, (Letitia James), January 23, 2025
7. Over 18,000 Americans to Have Debt Forgiven After Lawsuit Settlement - Newsweek, (Letitia James), January 23, 2025
8. N.Y. joins challenge of Trump's order to end birthright citizenship - Times Union, (Letitia James), January 23, 2025
9. Sackler family, Purdue Pharma reach $7.4 billion settlement with 15 states over opioid crisis - CBS News, (Letitia James), January 23, 2025
10. NYC immigration: ICE agents arrest hundreds of migrants in sanctuary cities including New York - ABC7 New York, (Letitia James), January 23, 2025
11. Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement to lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin - WXXI News, (Letitia James), January 23, 2025
12. Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement to lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin - WHO TV 13 Des Moines News & Weather, (Letitia James), January 23, 2025
13. New York's AG Letitia James Lands Knockout $1 Billion Blow Against - Hoodline, (Letitia James), January 23, 2025
14. New York to get up to $250M from tentative deal with Purdue and the Sacklers - Crain's New York Business, (Letitia James), January 23, 2025
15. New York AG Blasts Sackler Family While Announcing $7.4 Billion Purdue Pharma Settlement: 'No Amount of Money Will Ever Fully Repair The Damage They Caused' - LatinTimes, (Letitia James), January 23, 2025
16. 'Astronomical' Interest Rates: $1B Settlement to Resolve Allegations of 'Predatory' Lending Cancels $534M in Small-Business Debts - Law.com, (Letitia James), January 23, 2025

1. Malliotakis Leads Bipartisan Push Urging President Trump to Kill NYC Congestion Pricing, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis - New York, 11th (R), January 23, 2025
2. NYC congestion pricing: Rep. Malliotakis, colleagues introduce bills to ‘reverse’ the tolling program - SILive.com, (Nicole Malliotakis), January 23, 2025
3. Malliotakis Leads Bipartisan Push Urging President Trump to Kill NYC Congestion Pricing - Greek News USA, (Nicole Malliotakis), January 23, 2025
4. Watch Rep. Malliotakis on SALT Cap, Birthright Citizen Order - Bloomberg, (Nicole Malliotakis), January 23, 2025

1. Lieutenant governor tours downtown Ithaca - WHCU, (Antonio Delgado), January 23, 2025

1. New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik testifies during her UN nomination hearing - WAMC, (Elise Stefanik), January 23, 2025
2. New York Democrats narrow NY-21 pool to 4 candidates - Spectrum News, (Elise Stefanik), January 23, 2025
3. Trump’s U.N. Ambassador Pick Elise Stefanik Says Israel Has a “Biblical Right” to West Bank - Democracy Now!, (Elise Stefanik), January 23, 2025
4. McCormick Challenges Stefanik: A Fiery UN Confirmation Hearing on Antisemitism and China - MyChesCo, (Elise Stefanik), January 23, 2025

1. Congresswoman Tenney, Senator Cramer Reintroduce Legislation Allowing Pregnant Mothers to Receive Child Support, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney – New York, 22nd (R), January 23, 2025

TRI-STATE: CT CONGRESS POST-ELECTION NEWS

U. S. Senate (Murphy)

1. Booker, Blumenthal, Senate Democrats Demand Trump Exempt All VA Employees from Hiring Freeze - Senator Cory Booker, (Richard Blumenthal), January 23, 2025
2. Citing Bridgeport killer Peeler and Jan. 6 rioters, Blumenthal proposes pardon, clemency reform - CT Insider, (Richard Blumenthal), January 23, 2025
3. Blumenthal: 'Someone dropped the ball' on Biden granting CT accused killer Adrian Peeler clemency - CTPost, (Richard Blumenthal), January 23, 2025
4. Senators Hassan, Hawley, and Blumenthal Push Budge... | U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire - Maggie Hassan, (Richard Blumenthal), January 23, 2025
5. Schiff gets key spot for AI, IP fight - Punchbowl News, (Richard Blumenthal), January 23, 2025
6. Sen. Johnson Named Chairman of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations - Senator Ron Johnson, (Richard Blumenthal), January 23, 2025
7. Senate panel overwhelmingly advances Trump pick for VA secretary - AOL, (Richard Blumenthal), January 23, 2025