AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoGovernor Race Tightens: A new Siena poll shows Gov. Kathy Hochul’s lead over Nassau County Exec Bruce Blakeman shrinking from 20 points to 10 (49%-39%) with less than three months to Election Day, as voters weigh housing and affordability. NYC Pied-à-Terre Tax Fight: A Staten Island judge issued a temporary block on Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax rollout, adding to mounting legal pushback from homeowners. Immigration & Enforcement Clash: Blakeman is leaning hard on Trump-era immigration themes, attacking Hochul’s migrant spending and the state’s limits on local cooperation with federal immigration agents. Prediction Markets Under Scrutiny: NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin opened an investigation into Polymarket over alleged predatory marketing aimed at young traders, while the CFTC ordered Kalshi to keep operating in New York despite the state’s lawsuit. Federal Courts vs. Trump: Human rights groups sued the U.S. over Trump administration sanctions tied to the International Criminal Court. FDA Food Transparency: The FDA proposed ending a decades-old system that let companies add food ingredients without mandatory public notification. State Law on Whales: Hochul signed the New York Whale Awareness Act to reduce dangerous boat-whale interactions.
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