
Peter Sterne
Editor at City & State NY
Mostly on Bluesky now. Editor @CityAndStateNY. Previously @nysfocus @freedomofpress @politico. He/him. Tips & pitches: [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
cityandstateny.com | Peter Sterne
Gov. Kathy Hochul roasted the Albany press corps and her political rivals last night following the annual Legislative Correspondents Association show. The theme of this year’s LCA show was “The Wonderful World of Albany” – a take on “Wicked” that featured Capital Tonight’s Kate Lisa (in a green dress and witch hat) as Hochul, City & State’s own Rebecca C. Lewis and Austin C. Jefferson as state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and Lt. Gov.
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2 weeks ago |
cityandstateny.com | Peter Sterne
Nearly 400 people entered City & State’s 2025 budget poll, and most of them underestimated just how long Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders would take to finally reach a deal – with only 11 people correctly guessing that the budget would be finished on May 8.
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3 weeks ago |
route-fifty.com | Peter Sterne
More than 50 Democratic state lawmakers sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson late Thursday night in opposition to a proposed moratorium on state and local attempts to regulate the artificial intelligence industry. The controversial attempt to preempt state-level AI regulations is part of the House GOP’s proposed budget bill, which is scheduled to be marked up on Friday morning.
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3 weeks ago |
cityandstateny.com | Peter Sterne
More than 50 Democratic state lawmakers sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson late Thursday night in opposition to a proposed moratorium on state and local attempts to regulate the artificial intelligence industry. The controversial attempt to preempt state-level AI regulations is part of the House GOP’s proposed budget bill, which is scheduled to be marked up on Friday morning.
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1 month ago |
cityandstateny.com | Rebecca C. Lewis |Austin Jefferson |Peter Sterne
At long last, the state Legislature has started printing budget bills, paving the way for legislators to begin hours of marathon voting to finally get the spending plan wrapped up. As of early Wednesday morning, the Legislature had introduced three of the remaining nine budget bills, leaving six more that still need printing. Still, PPGG had details about a number of other issues that drew attention during ongoing budget talks.
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