Early CapCon today! And a special edition. Feel like you've been everywhere in the state Capitol? I bet you're wrong. Here are 10 nooks and crannies I've stumbled upon over the years: capitolconfidential.com/p/special-edit…

every senator's comments on biden are like the thing someone in the mob says when they want to do a crime but they're not sure if the feds are listening in

Hochul '18 on the role of the LG's office: "I assure you if I have any disagreements with the governor, I share them with him ... But just as Joe Biden worked closely with President Obama, these are conversations that we can keep private and still be very effective."

Carl Kruger's campaign committee (which still has $348K in the bank) gave $2,500 to former fellow Four Amigo Hiram Monserrate

Important to consider as Democrats decide what to do next: On 2/3 of the prior instances in American history in which a president has retired after exactly four years, the successful party in the next election chose a VP nominee from upstate New York

Hochul has endorsed Harris

Exclu: NY Working Families Party considers endorsing 'Not on Our Dime' act that would bar NY charities from supporting Israel’s military or settlement activity on disputed land in the Middle East. Members voted July 20, party leaders still need to give final OK—> ny1.com/nyc/all-boroug…

Former New York State Senator James L. Seward dies at 72 wbng.com/2024/07/27/for…

At Adams' housing presser, his omnipresent Albany ally Jenifer Rajkumar just said she's intro'ing a bill to study 3-D printed houses. She added she hopes to see 3-D printed skyscrapers built by drones.

The Board of Elections received 1,500 public comments on its ERA language proposal

The BOE is approving its proposed language on the ERA, without the word "abortion" (which is also absent from the amendment itself). Democratic commissioners say there's a chance this will wind up in court.

this one was not on my 2024 bingo card barrons.com/articles/cuomo…

The selection of Walz rather than Rochester alum Josh Shapiro means this will be the first election since 2004 with no former Upstate New York residents on major party tickets

The Court of Appeals has sided with Democrats in Stefanik's lawsuit challenging the new vote-by-mail system

Who has announced NY’s votes during the DNC roll call? ‘92: Stan Lundine ‘96: Shelly ‘00: Shelly ‘04: Shelly ‘08: Shelly ‘12: Shelly ‘16: Cuomo ‘20: nurses ‘24: Hochul