Capitol Notes
Your destination for reporting that goes above and beyond The Capitol Pressroom’s daily audio output.
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.
Hochul taps Congressman Antonio Delgado to be LG
Two-term Congressman Antonio Delgado will be the state's next lieutenant governor
Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigns
The Harlem Democrat is facing federal corruption charges.
Hochul stresses importance of ‘responsible’ budgeting
Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is working with legislative leaders to find the "right balance" of spending for the state budget.
Gianaris weighs in on Hochul’s ‘kitchen sink’ approach to criminal justice reform
Senate Democrats unlikely to embrace entire package of reforms pushed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
