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Dan Clark

@danclarkreports.bsky.social
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I'm a New York government, politics and policy reporter for the Times Union in Albany, NY. I'm the author of Capitol Confidential, our daily newsletter from the Capitol: linktr.ee/DanClarkReports

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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
New York considers AI "kill switches" and a Democrat introduces the TERMINATOR Act to bolster AI development safeguards www.capitolconfidential.com/p/ai-kill-sw...
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Hochul scalates her attacks on the White House over what she says is its "idiotic trade war." Tuesday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-idi... - A top Albany lobbyist forms a super PAC - Ulster's local income tax push faces PAC - New bill to ban crypto campaign contributions - & more
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Today's CapCon: Hochul's apple pie and Mullin's rotten apple. Hochul says New York is missing $87 million from FEMA. Then, FEMA tells me New York has millions in unspent federal money. But the Hochul admin says that's not true at all. www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-s-a...
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
New York's police reform has a data problem www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-s... Everything in today's CapCon:
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The opponents of New York's even-year election law are using a new argument: that it violates the state's John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act. Thursday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/even-year-... - State panel advances controversial Brooklyn hospital merger with NYC H+H - & much more ⬇️
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
New York is accusing the Trump administration of now colluding with private litigants in New Jersey to tank congestion pricing, drawing connections to the White House and GOP. Wednesday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/ny-claims-... (With much more as well!)
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
State lawmakers want NY to change how it doles out funding for rape crisis and DV programs after cuts were reported this week www.capitolconfidential.com/p/rape-crisi... Plus: New York says the USDOL's claims of unemployment fraud were false. Anthony D'Esposito claps back Tuesday & more today
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-and...
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
NY gets backup in DOJ 'Green Light' fight www.capitolconfidential.com/p/ny-gets-ba... And more in today's CapCon:
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
What advice does George Pataki have for Bruce Blakeman as he attempts to become the first Republican elected statewide since 2002? I asked him. Wednesday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/pataki-s-a... - Lobbying expenses more than doubled in 2026 - Repealing the gay sauna ban - & more today
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The state Assembly's handling of a 2001 rape case from a former staffer is headed to trial. The state didn't engage in settlement talks and the alleged rapist is one of two defense witnesses the AG's office is relying on www.capitolconfidential.com/p/assembly-s... And much more today:
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
James Dolan has quietly dumped $1 million into an anti-Hochul super PAC, bringing his pro-Blakeman spending above $2 million. Thursday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/dolan-dump... And a federal judge has tossed an "absurd" lawsuit against New York's Medicaid Aid in Dying Act & much more!
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Blakeman says he thinks Hochul is going to try to "steal the election" for governor this year. I asked him to clarify. Here's what he, and Hochul's campaign, said www.capitolconfidential.com/p/blakeman-s... - Hakeem Jeffries in Rochester -New bill to ban humanoid robots in schools - & much more
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Zohran Mamdani, Shania Twain and a top lawmaker's rebuke. Tuesday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/zohran-mam... - Social media rules for kids finalized; NY expects to get sued - 18 bills hit Hochul's desk - & much more today
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
New York faces calls for a statewide policy on AI in schools after a district pulled the plug on the deployment of a robot teacher's aide: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/no-law-exi... - A $30m utility refund prompts a new bill - Shootings (mostly) down - & more
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A packed Thursday CapCon, starting with a surge in homelessness in areas of New York outside the city: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-s... - Rules & Regs: Substitute child care workers and community paramedics - Republicans seize on NJ noncitizen voters - A pending Legionnaire's bill
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Full list: Here are the top donor entities to Democrats in the state Assembly and Senate www.capitolconfidential.com/p/full-list-... - Plus the raw data if that's your thing - New bill seeks a Purple Alert for missing vulnerable people - Hochul to decide new sex offender screenings - & more
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Hochul tells Homan to "talk to the big boss" before threatening an ICE surge in New York. Monday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-to-... - State lawmakers want Schumer & Jeffries to join calls to abolish ICE - Radiation in WNY leads to relocations - 15 bills on Hochul's desk - & more
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Democrats in New York aren't taking any chances in 2026. Friday CapCon read: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/why-ny-dem... Plus: 2 new bills would change New York's elections for super PACs and elections officials & more today
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Hochul's campaign haul was fueled by plenty of big-dollar donors while Blakeman got a BIG boost from one of New York's top billionaires and his family. Details in this Thursday CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-s-b... Plus: NY hits back at DOJ over CDPAP and this week's Rules & Regs
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
A packed Wednesday CapCon for you. www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-s... - Ulster is asking the state Legislature for a local income tax on high earners - The state Legislature is set to have its first nonbinary member - DiNapoli says NY's finances are "highly exposed" to risk - & way more
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
30-day free trial link: www.capitolconfidential.com/upgrade?offe...
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
30-day free trial link here: www.capitolconfidential.com/upgrade?offe...
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
www.capitolconfidential.com/p/democrats-...
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
We're also offering a 30-day free trial right now. www.capitolconfidential.com/p/judicial-r...
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Financial disclosures for Hochul, Delgado, DiNapoli and Tish PRRIA, Health Information Privacy Act and a bill to create a regulatory framework for prediction markets are all moving next week Full CapCon: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-s...
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Plus: Should the NYC Council have the power to reject family and city criminal court judges chosen by the mayor? The state Senate Judiciary chair thinks so, per a new bill. And more: www.capitolconfidential.com/p/very-slim-...
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
www.capitolconfidential.com/p/data-cente...
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-york-s...
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
www.capitolconfidential.com/p/no-state-b...
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-nex...
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Hochul seeks Climate Act case delay until after state budget deal www.capitolconfidential.com/p/hochul-cli... - ASC says we'll have a budget by May 1 - Supportive housing advocates warn of 'crisis' - A new bill to bolster whistleblowers - & more
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The other problem with a late state budget as discussions continue to stall www.capitolconfidential.com/p/the-other-... Full Tuesday CapCon:
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Two days after I planted flowers. You have to laugh.
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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Wow, another crazy coincidence of WRGB reporting something right after we reported it first!
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