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Wednesday, August 5, 2026
 
Vol. 21, No. 1439
 
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New York City Mayor

  1. Access an exclusive 30% discount to the inaugural Melbourne Assembly - The Age, (Bill de Blasio), August 4, 2026
  2. Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams is now pitching data centers to residents in rural Wisconsin - The Milwaukee Courier, (Eric Adams), August 4, 2026
  3. Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams Pitched Wisconsin Rapids Community On Proposed Data Center - Yahoo, (Eric Adams), August 4, 2026
  4. Eric Adams Goes to Wisconsin to Pitch Data Centers, Gets Booed - Gizmodo, (Eric Adams), August 4, 2026
  5. 'You belong in prison!' Angry crowd shouts down Trump pal - rawstory.com, (Eric Adams), August 4, 2026
  6. Ex-NYC Mayor Eric Adams mercilessly heckled as he tries to pitch Wisconsin town on AI data center: video - New York Post, (Eric Adams), August 4, 2026
  7. Eric Adams gets 'Bronx cheer' in Wisconsin over data center - Spectrum News NY1, (Eric Adams), August 4, 2026
  8. Eric Adams Booed While Lobbying for Data Center in Small Wisconsin Town - Truthout, (Eric Adams), August 4, 2026
  9. Former NYC mayor Eric Adams advocates for Wisconsin data center proposal - WTMJ, (Eric Adams), August 4, 2026
  10. Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams Tried to Sell Wisconsin Residents on a Massive Data Center. He Was Met With Boos - inc.com, (Eric Adams), August 4, 2026
  11. Key takeaways from Aug. 1 data center meeting in Wisconsin Rapids - Daily Tribune Media, (Eric Adams), August 4, 2026
  12. Wisconsin Rapids residents protest potential data center development - wjfw.com, (Eric Adams), August 4, 2026
New York Governor

  1. Governor Hochul Visits Lake Placid’s Olympic Venues, Meets Olympians and Future Olympic Hopefuls and Highlights New York’s Olympic Future - Governor Kathy Hochul (.gov), (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  2. Gov. Kathy Hochul visits Lake Placid to promote 2042 Olympic prospects - Adirondack Explorer, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  3. Pushing for the Olympic games to return to Lake Placid - WWNY, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  4. Kathy Hochul 5 - pressrepublican.com, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  5. NYC's 2-K program draws nearly three times as many applications as available seats - CBS News, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  6. Mamdani, Hochul announce NYC's first 2-K offers | FULL NEWS CONFERENCE - FOX 5 New York, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  7. Mayor Mamdani and Gov. Hochul announce that more than 2,000 children receive 2-K offers in New York City - ABC7 New York, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  8. Gov. Hochul reinforces commitment to bring Olympics to Lake Placid - adirondackdailyenterprise.com, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  9. Gov. Hochul reinforces commitment to bring Olympics to Lake Placid - The Daily Gazette, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  10. Demand for free childcare seats for 2-year-olds far exceeds supply in NYC pilot - Brooklyn Eagle, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  11. Hochul visits Lake Placid to discuss Olympic potential - pressrepublican.com, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  12. Governor Hochul and Mayor Mamdani Extend 2-K Offers to More Than 2,000 Children - Governor Kathy Hochul (.gov), (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  13. Thousands waitlisted as NYC awards its first free 2-K seats - amNewYork, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  14. Hochul wants another NY Olympics. Here's what she's doing about it - Lohud, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  15. Mamdani shrugs off ballooning cost of NYC free childcare plan - as bombshell study shows $9B annual price tag - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  16. NY sues Trump administration over new tariffs as 'a tax' on Americans - Lohud, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  17. Hochul tours Lake Placid Olympic arena as NY explores bid to host 2042 games - NCPR: North Country Public Radio, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  18. NYS approves naming Warren Co. bridge in honor of Stephen Raymond - Sun Community News, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  19. ICE pepper-sprayed NYC woman, 72, in the face. Gov. Hochul is peeved. - Gothamist, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  20. Gov. Hochul visits Olympic Center in Lake Placid with a bid for the 2042 Olympics in sight - WPTZ, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  21. Hochul signs law mandating ID to use social media features - morning-times.com, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  22. One year later, Hochul's nuclear plan gathers steam - Buffalo News, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  23. Gov. Hochul visits Lake Placid's Olympic venues - Sun Community News, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  24. Attorney General James and Governor Hochul Defend NY Ban on Local Cooperation with ICE - nepyork, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  25. Two Polls Show Close Race for Governor - Long Island Life & Politics, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  26. Kiryas Skvere Community Welcomes Governor Hochul at Bethel Ribbon-Cutting {PHOTOS} - Monsey Scoop, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  27. New York ICE Mask Ban Blocked By Judge - KFBK, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  28. New York Nuns Fight to Protect Life amid Assisted Suicide Law - The Washington Stand, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
  29. N.Y. Law Barring ICE Agents From Wearing Masks Is Blocked by Judge - The New York Times, (Kathy Hochul), August 4, 2026
US Senate

  1. Senate Democrats ask Trump administration for answers on advanced AI models - Washington Examiner, (Kirsten Gillibrand), August 4, 2026
  2. Trump meets AI giants, Senate Dems decry ‘unpredictable’ governance—and cheap Chinese AI looms as giant security risk - Yahoo Finance, (Kirsten Gillibrand), August 4, 2026
  3. Moulton: Next top Senate Democrat ‘should not be Chuck Schumer’ - The Hill, (Chuck Schumer), August 4, 2026
  4. Chuck Schumer Backs Bipartisan Stopgap Spending Bill: 'We Want to Fund the Government' - Yahoo, (Chuck Schumer), August 4, 2026
  5. Chuck Schumer Calls Trump 'The Most Corrupt President' Over Truth Social's $100,000-a-Month Early-Access - Benzinga, (Chuck Schumer), August 4, 2026
  6. Democrats’ missed opportunity on Trump’s immigration cruelty - Salon.com, (Chuck Schumer), August 4, 2026
  7. Chuck Schumer Says Iran War a 'Gift' to His 'Big Oil' Friends Who Bankrolled His Campaign: 'One Promise H - Benzinga, (Chuck Schumer), August 4, 2026
  8. Senate Minority Leader Schumer Criticizes Attorney General Nominee Todd Blanche and Trump's Pardons - c-span.org, (Chuck Schumer), August 4, 2026
  9. Bomb-thrower Dem makes shocking promise to kick Schumer to curb during Senate debate - WFIN, (Chuck Schumer), August 4, 2026
  10. Schumer wades into Apple vs. Micron fight as tech giants spar over Chinese chips - nny360.com, (Chuck Schumer), August 4, 2026
New York Attorney General

  1. 20 states and DC sue as Trump moves to share low-income families' data with immigration authorities - fortune.com, (Letitia James), August 4, 2026
  2. Trump & Co. slam NY over Kalshi kerfuffle - Newsday, (Letitia James), August 4, 2026
  3. 25 Democrat-led states sue Trump over new tariffs, calling them illegal end run around Supreme Court - Fox Business, (Letitia James), August 4, 2026
  4. States sue to shield anti-poverty program data from DHS - Politico, (Letitia James), August 4, 2026
  5. Vermont, New York sue over Trump administration’s latest round of tariffs - MyChamplainValley.com, (Letitia James), August 4, 2026
  6. N.Y. Law Barring ICE Agents From Wearing Masks Is Blocked by Judge - The New York Times, (Letitia James), August 4, 2026
2nd Congressional District (Garbarino)

  1. Immigration Records Reveal Divide in Long Island Delegation - The South Shore Press, (Andrew Garbarino), August 4, 2026
  2. Garbarino, Williams, Tenney, Jacobs Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Address Veteran Homelessness - Representative Andrew Garbarino | (.gov), (Andrew Garbarino), August 4, 2026
11th Congressional District (Malliotakis)

  1. Alex Schrøder Joins Rep. Malliotakis' Office as Senior Policy Adviser - legis1.com, (Nicole Malliotakis), August 4, 2026

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Incumbents NY State - Press Releases

  1. Attorney General James Releases Footage from Investigation into Death of Shaun Humphrey, Attorney General: New York, August 4, 2026
NY State Senate

  1. State Sen Shelley Mayer Takes Helm Of Ny Senate Democrats Campaign Arm - News12 | Bronx, (Shelley Mayer), August 4, 2026

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TRI-STATE: CT CONGRESS POST-ELECTION NEWS

U. S. Senate (Murphy)

  1. Warren demands investigation into Trump meme coin - The Hill, (Richard Blumenthal), August 4, 2026
  2. Elizabeth Warren And Richard Blumenthal Urge SEC To Investigate Trump’s $TRUMP Memecoin Scam - NewsCord, (Richard Blumenthal), August 4, 2026
  3. Warren, Blumenthal ask SEC to investigate Trump meme coin - upi.com, (Richard Blumenthal), August 4, 2026
  4. Warren, Blumenthal call for SEC probe of Trump's memecoin - WCVB, (Richard Blumenthal), August 4, 2026
  5. Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal Demand SEC Investigation Into 'Illegal Scam' TRUMP Meme Coin - Benzinga, (Richard Blumenthal), August 4, 2026
  6. Sen. Blumenthal calls for Taylor Farms investigation amid deadly cyclospora outbreak - ctpublic.org, (Richard Blumenthal), August 4, 2026
  7. Could your Social Security benefits increase? What a new proposal would do - New Haven Register, (Richard Blumenthal), August 4, 2026
  8. Clarity Act sits idle over Trump ethics question as Warren asks SEC to investigate him - CoinDesk, (Richard Blumenthal), August 4, 2026
  9. Kurdistan24 Exclusive: Republican, Democratic Senators Share Contrasting Views on Iran - Kurdistan24, (Richard Blumenthal), August 4, 2026
  10. Blumenthal seeks investigation into Taylor Farms, Trump administration for cyclospora outbreak - News12 | Connecticut, (Richard Blumenthal), August 4, 2026
  11. Elizabeth Warren demands SEC investigate if Trump’s memecoin is an ‘illegal scam’ - CNN, (Richard Blumenthal), August 4, 2026
  12. Senator Blumenthal warns ‘this document is a sham’ - CNN, (Richard Blumenthal), August 4, 2026
  13. First deaths linked to cyclospora parasite reported as outbreak cases rise - Yahoo, (Richard Blumenthal), August 4, 2026
  14. Senators Demand Records from Three Medicare Advantage Insurers on How Post-Hospital Care Gets Denied - Medical Daily, (Richard Blumenthal), August 4, 2026
  15. TRUMP coin faces SEC fraud probe call after 98% crash - Crypto News, (Richard Blumenthal), August 4, 2026
  16. Senators Demand Trump’s SEC Chief Probe $TRUMP Memecoin as Illegal Scam - Tech Times, (Richard Blumenthal), August 4, 2026
  17. Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn sends cease and desist letter over political ad - National News Desk, (Richard Blumenthal), August 4, 2026
  18. Senator Warren Calls Trump’s Memecoin an ‘Illegal Scam,’ Urges SEC Investigation - Cryptonews.net, (Richard Blumenthal), August 4, 2026
  19. Senate Democrats Urge SEC to Investigate TRUMP Coin for Fraud - CoinGape, (Richard Blumenthal), August 4, 2026
  20. Warren demands SEC probe into Trump memecoin - Breakingthenews.net, (Richard Blumenthal), August 4, 2026

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FROM THE BLOGS

Election Law Blog

  1. “South Dakota Democrat exits Senate race, clears way for independent”, August 4, 2026
  2. “Wisconsin judge rules that paper absentee ballots violate rights of certain disabled people”, August 4, 2026
  3. “Missouri election chief rejects bid to hold public vote on Trump-backed congressional districts”, August 4, 2026
  4. “Judge rules Florida property tax ballot language misleading”, August 4, 2026
  5. “Danny Ford II going back on GOP US Senate ballot after judge overrules disqualification by state party”, August 4, 2026
  6. “How Politicians Living and Dead Play the Stock Market With Campaign Cash”, August 4, 2026
  7. “AIPAC, One of the Biggest Spenders on U.S. Elections, Faces Its Biggest Test”, August 4, 2026

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