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Susan Arbetter

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Political anchor for Spectrum News. Formerly WCNY, WMHT, WAMC. Emmy, Murrow, AP, NYSBA, Scripps-Howard, Headliner & NY Women's Press Club Hall of Honor

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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said the GOP tax bill would not cut SNAP. Work requirements expansions alone would eliminate SNAP eligibility for millions of people, analysts say. buff.ly/JTTQCmP

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.Alex Bores explains the importance of regulating AI on Capital Tonight amid efforts by the federal govt to pause all state regulation for 10 years. -> nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-polit…

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Legislation to look out for during next week’s end of the legislative session — will the State Senate pass the “Medical Aid in Dying Act?” The bill would legalize treatment for assisted suicide for terminally ill people —>

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.Sen. Stewart-Cousins says she believes NYS Senate Democrats have the votes & will likely pass the bill to legalize medically assisted suicide after it cleared the Assembly earlier this spring. Added it’s a “conversation that has evolved considerably.”

.<a href="/AndreaSCousins/">Sen. Stewart-Cousins</a> says she believes <a href="/NYSenDems/">NYS Senate Democrats</a> have the votes &amp; will likely pass the bill to legalize medically assisted suicide after it cleared the Assembly earlier this spring. 

Added it’s a “conversation that has evolved considerably.”
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Kathy Hochul took a direct shot at possible GOP challenger Mike Lawler on MSNBC over his support of cuts to healthcare in the "Big Beautiful Bill": She said, "One hundred thousand people in the State of New York who are in nursing homes will lose their Medicaid coverage. Now,

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I went to Brooklyn for Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado's first gubernatorial campaign rally. The big takeaway? He's staking out Gov. Kathy Hochul's left-flank. Here's my full write-up for Gothamist --> gothamist.com/news/lt-gov-de…

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Multiple citations in the “Make America Healthy Again” report contained titles of papers that don’t exist. Experts say that’s one sign artificial intelligence was involved. buff.ly/EO6VR9s

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While two billionaires trade insults on the internet, the economic damage they’ve done to New York State taxpayers, this country, and the American people will take years—if not decades—to repair.

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NY Gov. Hochul pens a Dear John Thune letter, listing the ways she says the Big Beautiful Bill would harm her state. Among the issues she raises: The moratorium on state AI regulation. More from Joe Hong: gothamist.com/news/gov-hochu…

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By trying to displace the same governor he ran with on a ticket, Antonio Delgado is planning a rare, exceedingly difficult maneuver that has been attempted only twice in the past half-century (1978 and 1998). My latest in New York Magazine nymag.com/intelligencer/…

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Coming up on Capital Tonight at 7pm - we look back at the 10th anniversary of the escape from the Clinton Correctional facility in Dannemora by two inmates. Lucy Lang will be my guest. Plus, Kate Lisa reports on the push for prison reform before session ends... and

Coming up on <a href="/CapitalTonight/">Capital Tonight</a> at 7pm - we look back at the 10th anniversary of the escape from the Clinton Correctional facility in Dannemora by two inmates.  <a href="/LucyLangNYC/">Lucy Lang</a> will be my guest.  Plus, <a href="/KaitlynnLisa/">Kate Lisa</a> reports on the push for prison reform before session ends... and
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“I want to be clear: I am not just doing this,” Delgado said. “It’s not just me, it’s we.” “…The status quo is broken and we the people deserve better. Every single NYer deserves better leadership.”

“I want to be clear: I am not just doing this,” Delgado said. “It’s not just me, it’s we.”
“…The status quo is broken and we the people deserve better. Every single NYer deserves better leadership.”
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“The message seemed obvious enough: People who make Mr. Trump richer regularly receive favorable treatment from the government he runs.” A Comprehensive Accounting of Trump’s Culture of Corruption nytimes.com/2025/06/07/opi… via @NYTOpinion

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Warning for Trump bill Senate GOP moving to gut deal cut between NY Rs and Johnson. “If the Senate changes the SALT deduction in any way, I will be a NO, and I'm not going to buckle on that. And I know in speaking to my other colleagues, they will be a no as well,” Lawler warns

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Trump activating nearly 2,000 guardsmen marked the first time since 1965 that a president has deployed the guard w/o a request from that state’s Governor. Newsom said the deployment was “not to meet an unmet need, but to manufacture a crisis.” latimes.com/california/sto…

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It's going to be quite the day at the Capitol. - Heastie and ASC are holding a rare joint presser on Medicaid cuts - Elise Stefanik is rallying with Republicans as session ends - Medical aid in dying is getting a floor vote in the Senate