LAWLER ONE ON ONE: After deciding not to run for NY Governor, Rep. Lawler told me ⁦Elise Stefanik⁩ should get in the race ‘now’ and not wait until November. ‘I don’t think she can wait that long’ - More live now on @news12

Didn’t he just go to Florida unannounced? And WHY would he make a Turkey joke here??? This is bizarre.

I love fishing PR. "It all comes down to hydrology, really..."

.Rep. Elise Stefanik is backing a bill in Congress to ban state-level 'firearm rosters' and block requirements that handguns have some safety features like microprinting or magazine release mechanisms. nny360.com/news/stefanik-…

Stefanik paying #NY19 a visit - her fundraising skills help boost Republicans when she lines up with them. This is for the Broome County Republicans.

ICYMI: Rep. Elise Stefanik is backing a bill in Congress that would roll back 'handgun rosters' and some gun safety requirements. "This legislation would ban Albany Democrats from imposing illegal handgun roster requirements meant to deter gun ownership." nny360.com/news/stlawrenc…

First from me: Sen Kirsten Gillibrand is backing a bill to require the DoD to develop a base-by-base plan to cut PFAS contamination from firefighting foam and other sources. nny360.com/news/fortdrum/…

Constantino headed into court over the Kassar death threat allegation situation

From my colleagues Malone Telegram: The north country's sole state-level Democrat is stepping down - Billy Jones announced he's resigning his Assembly seat next month. mymalonetelegram.com/top_stories/bi…

More north country news: Gray’s Flower Shop, owned by Assemblyman Assemblyman Scott Gray and a century-plus long fixture in Jefferson County, is closing. Unclear exactly why it’s closing now, but Gray is soon to be held to a strict limit on outside income as a state lawmaker.

Per the Citizen app, drivers stranded in floodwaters on the Clearview Expressway —

“High importance” corrections request email at 5:45 PM on a Friday bickering over if 2 years is enough time to say “years” in the story. See you Monday 🙂‍↔️

For those following the story, NY Conservatives Chair Gerard Kassar has formally sued Anthony Constantino, the former #NY21 special election candidate who alleges Kassar threatened to kill him and orchestrated a brake cutting an aide's car. nny360.com/top_stories/co…

Neither Senate Minority Leader Robert Ortt nor Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay will meet with the six Texans here today w/ Governor Kathy Hochul Ortt spokesperson said Republicans were not informed of the Texans’ Albany trip, calling it an “absurd political stunt.”

Hazy skies and poor air quality, a result of the ongoing Canadian wildfires, have prompted Rep. Elise Stefanik and Congressman Nick Langworthy to pen a letter to Canada's Prime Minister demanding the country step up forest management and punish firestarters. nny360.com/news/nationand…

Bridie Farrell, who unsuccessfully sought the #NY21 Dem nomination in 2022, is now running to replace Billy Jones in Assembly District 115.

Two administration officials tell NBC News that Ed Martin was tapped this morning as “special attorney” by AG Bondi to investigate Letitia James and Adam Schiff for alleged mortgage fraud. Martin to NBC4 Washington’s Ted Oberg this morning: “No one is above the law.”

Stefanik is out with a new political ad bashing Governor Kathy Hochul for her openness to redistricting NYS - comparing this latest news with 2022 when NY's 'Hochulmandered' maps were tossed by the state's top courts youtube.com/watch?v=qr8zsJ…

Former Binghamton resident and member of the Endicott Umpires Chapter, Jen Pawol, will be the FIRST female umpire in Major League Baseball!!!! Pawol makes her historic MLB Debut tonight at 7:15 pm EST as the Miami Marlins take on the Atlanta Braves 🥳 What a historic moment

The person behind CityDeskNYC not being a New Yorker? Not the most shocking thing I’ve heard today