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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

EMS Capt. Ronald J. Smeller Jr. of the Ellicott Creek Volunteer Fire Co. in Erie County and Firefighter Randall A. Shampoe Jr. of Clymer Volunteeer FD in Chautauqua County were among 53 fallen firefighters honored at a ceremony in Albany on Tues. Both men died in 2020.

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In a statement, @governor.ny.gov Kathy Hochul said today:

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Assembly Member Karen McMahon weighs in on #POTUS Donald Trump order to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America.”

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

From the criminal complaint against Jessica Bowie, the Albany woman accused of plotting to blow up the NYS Capitol.

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

On July 1, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said overall crime and violent crime were up under @governor.ny.gov Kathy Hochul - leaving out it was based on 2022 statistics. Today, asked about crime increases in his county since he took office in 2022, Blakeman said: “That’s during COVID.”

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Gov. Kathy Hochul @governor.ny.gov is advising New Yorkers to stay inside:

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

In Albany, @governor.ny.gov is holding a roundtable on data centers.

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

In NYS, neither the state Dept of Education nor the Board of Regents is controlled by the governor’s office. That did not stop Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman from saying opponent @governor.ny.gov “completely abandoned her duty to oversee our state’s education system.”

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

More from Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes:

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie gets choked up delivering goodbye speech to Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes at end of 2026 legislative session on Friday.

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes spoke about problems at the national level endangering “people who look like me” from being able to serve in office or even have a job. She said silence is complicity.

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to mothers of all kinds, of humans and nonhumans alike! #HappyMothersDay!

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Philadelphia Eagles star WR A.J. Brown speaks in NYS Capitol on Tuesday to support legislation in NY to allow people to communicate with their mental health providers virtually.

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

.@governor.ny.gov, after announcing that NYS built 22K homes in last fiscal year, the top single-year production in her 5-year housing plan, told reporters the failure to build housing leaves NYS vulnerable to gerrymandering orchestrated by @POTUS she called a form of cheating.

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

And more of Blakeman’s response:

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Nassau County exec/Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman visited the Capitol Mon. Asked about statement below - and lack of similar criticism of President Trump, (who once posted depiction of President Biden being kidnapped) Blakeman defended Trump but did not address the inconsistency.

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Pressed about about why he criticized Democrats for “vitriolic rhetoric against the president” but has said nothing about Trump’s comments, Blakeman said:

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

This was Blakeman’s response:

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Madison County Sheriff Todd Hood, the running mate for @NassauExec Bruce Blakeman against @governor.ny.gov on the fatal shootings in Minneapolis of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti.

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

.@leaderasc.bsky.social says state leaders have made progress toward the budget that was due April 1.

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Sabres go up 1-0 in huge comeback win over Boston.

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

In Albany, @governor.ny.gov weighs in on birth of baby girl to Josh Allen & Hailee Steinfeld. “Bravo, Josh and Hailee, I’m so proud of you,” Hochul said, adding she was looking forward to “seeing the baby at the first game.” @buffalo-bills.bsky.social #BillsMafia

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

In Albany appearance. @governor.ny.gov Kathy Hochul weighs in on Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld welcoming a baby girl. @buffalo-bills.bsky.social #BillsMafia

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

On Saturday, a reporter asked @governor.ny.gov Kathy Hochul about the possibility of Lee Zeldin, her election opponent in 2022, becoming the next US Attorney General. Hochul responded: “The qualifications that Donald Trump would expect in his attorney general? I’lll let you be the judge.”

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Asked about President Donald Trump’s remarks (below) following the death of former @FBI director Robert Mueller, @governor.ny.gov Kathy Hochul said: “Is anybody surprised? It’s just pathetic.”

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Hochul made the trip down memory lane in announcing $16M for a housing initiative. She mentioned environmental issues in Western NY’s history, including the notorious history of Love Canal in Niagara Falls.

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Robert Gavin @robertgavinbn.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

In New Rochelle today, @governor.ny.gov Kathy Hochul ⁩ recalled her time on the Hamburg Town Board as she mentioned changes in her budget to allow projects for housing/parks/bike-pedestrian trails/child care/green infrastructure to avoid the State Environmental Quality Review Act or SEQRA.

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