Capitol Notes
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Thawing frosty relations between auditors and agency staff
Auditors with the comptroller's office can butt heads with executive agency staff.
LG Antonio Delgado talks affordable housing
Asked about capping rent increases, LG Delgado says, "All options should be considered."
New price transparency coming to live-event ticketing
Democratic lawmakers are poised to adopt consumer friendly changes to the state's live-event ticket regulations.
Possibility of self-prescribed, self-administered hormonal birth control
Democratic state lawmakers are proposing a pathway for women to essentially write their own prescriptions.
State marijuana regulators ask TikTok for content leeway
TikTok has stymied the state's effort to share marijuana messaging on the social media site.
State misses initial deadlines for child poverty council
State policymakers are weeks behind schedule with the implementation of the Child Poverty Reduction Council.
Senate gets finalized district maps from special master
Special master gives senate Democrats some help in Buffalo.
Limited legislative appetite for overhaul of ticket purchasing regulations
Assembly and Senate representatives appear out of step over live-event ticket regulations
Jacobs makes the case for separate primaries
New York Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs is against shifting the entire primary calendar to August.