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The race for a newly-drawn City Council district in southern Brooklyn has taken a chaotic turn as one of the Democratic candidates is accusing her two primary opponents of quietly seeking the Republican nomination in addition to their party’s ballot line.
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Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said Friday that the chamber will be forwarding information it collected about Chang’s Manhattan rent-regulated apartment and government subsidies he accessed to “relevant criminal, civil and administrative authorities for further review.”
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The Republican, who defeated longtime Democratic Assemblyman Peter Abbate in November, took his seat and participated in a vote to reelect Assemblyman Will Barclay (R-Oswego) as minority leader in the chamber.
There's pushback against Governor Kathy Hochul’s choice for New York’s next chief judge and a dispute on whether a newly elected Republican Assembly member will be allowed to be seated.
There are differences over Gov. Kathy Hochul's choice for chief judge and whether a new Assembly member will be allowed to take his seat.