Rebecca C. Lewis
Senior State Politics Reporter at City & State NY
State politics at @CityandStateNY. She/her. Mom to Ivy the Capitol Dog. Pitches and dog pics to [email protected]
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1 week ago |
cityandstateny.com | Rebecca C. Lewis
The debate over discovery blessedly appears almost settled (barring a last-minute blowup while finalizing language), which hopefully means that the stalled state budget can finally start moving towards completion again. Legislative leaders and the governor had also managed to come to a tentative agreement earlier about banning cellphones in schools, which means they have two items down and… basically everything else left to go.
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1 week ago |
cityandstateny.com | Rebecca C. Lewis
As legislative leaders, Gov. Kathy Hochul and district attorneys work towards finalizing a “framework” deal on discovery laws, prosecutors seemed to admit on Wednesday that judges are dismissing cases due to a misunderstanding of current statute and case law. The issue of discovery has dominated budget negotiations for weeks, with the spending plan now over two weeks late.
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1 week ago |
cityandstateny.com | Rebecca C. Lewis
Democrats still appear to be riding high on President Donald Trump’s decision to pull Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be United Nations ambassador, with Gov. Kathy Hochul telling party officials that she views Stefanik’s North Country seat as a prime pickup opportunity as Stefanik reportedly considers running for Hochul’s position.
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1 week ago |
cityandstateny.com | Rebecca C. Lewis
The state budget, now over two weeks late, may be slightly closer to completion now that Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie has announced a “framework” of a deal on the issue of discovery. “I just briefed my conference, and we’re in a good place,” Heastie told reporters on Tuesday, additionally thanking New York City’s five district attorneys, whom he had been discussing the matter with. The non-fiscal issue has been a major priority for Gov.
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1 week ago |
cityandstateny.com | Rebecca C. Lewis
Sponsor Message Sponsor Message Sponsor Message Sponsor Message The king is dead, long live the queen. Gov. Kathy Hochul seemed to escalate the public rhetoric around budget talks on Thursday, taking barely-veiled jabs at her partners in the state Legislature and insisting that legislators needed a “strong individual” like her to get tricky policy done.
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Gov. Hochul's budget surrogate charm offensive has now expanded to involuntary commitment. The OMH commissioner and a couple local officials are making the case for Hochul's mental health proposals. First up here is Albany County Exec Dan McCoy https://t.co/ZNPFVd2Xnp
RT @DanClarkReports: New language on pretrial discovery to codify People v. Bay has entered that chat. https://t.co/cdgVqlzarP https://t.co…
Me at Lady Libirdy 🫡 https://t.co/4Tr8hqsv91
