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Hochul ducks action on 420 bills until after election to avoid voter, donor scrutiny: critics
New York Post ^ | November 3, 2022 | Carl Campanile, Zach Williams

Posted on 11/03/2022 7:17:13 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Gov. Kathy Hochul is ducking any chance she’ll offend voters and powerful interest groups before Election Day by delaying action on a backlog of more than 420 bills that passed the legislature earlier this year, The Post has learned.

The hand-sitting on either signing or vetoing the state action, critics say, comes as Hochul fights for her political life in a neck-and-neck race against Republican rival Lee Zeldin heading into Tuesday’s election.

Some of the measures target the medical, bank, real estate and cryptocurrency mining industries that are hefty Hochul campaign donors, while others would benefit donor-friendly trial lawyers and transit worker unions, a list review by The Post reveals.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: hochul; newyorkstate; zeldin

1 posted on 11/03/2022 7:17:13 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

I thought 420 bills were pot legalization bills.


2 posted on 11/03/2022 7:19:54 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (What was 35% of the Rep. Party is now 85%. And it’s too late to turn back—Mac Stipanovich )
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To: nickcarraway

Is there no pocket veto in NY?


3 posted on 11/03/2022 7:23:26 PM PDT by Adder (ALL Democrats are the enemy. NO QUARTER!!)
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To: nickcarraway
That's what I call a profile in courage!

-PJ

4 posted on 11/03/2022 7:24:07 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: nickcarraway

What a cowardess.


5 posted on 11/03/2022 7:24:22 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (4,439,437 active user on Truth Social)
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To: nickcarraway

Gov Hoochie might not need to sign them after 11/8...


6 posted on 11/03/2022 7:53:44 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: nickcarraway

Senator Barack Hussein Obama voted “present” on 129 bills coming to a final vote. His courage was rewarded as he became one of the most beloved and dynamic Presidents of the United States. 😉


7 posted on 11/03/2022 10:14:52 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: nickcarraway
Catturd: Never forget what these monsters did to children.

Pic at the link of a bare-faced Hochul with muzzled kids.

8 posted on 11/07/2022 12:26:35 PM PST by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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