Reporting on Albany w/ Johnson Newspapers, @wdtnews. My job is to tell you what’s happening, not what to think of it.
Albany and the North Country
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Anthony Constantino is saying DEC has reopened their investigation into illegal dumping on Blake Gendebien’s farm; they even invite the press to ask DEC about it.
A spokesman for DEC just told me there’s no open investigation, and Gendebien says AC is lying. #NY21
This appears to have just been some dude in a chicken costume btw
Anthony Constantino just announced he plans to debate a "prominent New York Democrat" this Saturday. He isn't identifying the person "to protect them from public pressure campaigns." #NY21
Blake Gendebien filed a police report alleging the Constantino campaign has been intimidating him around his farm; no charges filed. The Constantino camp says Blake is complaining about normal campaigning that wasn't a crime.
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Acton is fundraising off the campaign ad debacle in Ohio, and going pretty widely with it. I haven’t gotten a message for the Ohio race before now.
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NEW: Safety & Affordability PAC, another Trump-aligned group, is going on air in the open #NY21
This is a Trump+21 seat (!) where Blake Gendebien (D) faces Anthony Constantino (R)
Anthony Constantino just announced he plans to debate a "prominent New York Democrat" this Saturday. He isn't identifying the person "to protect them from public pressure campaigns." #NY21
The candidates for #NY24 faced off in a debate in Rochester last night; Rep. Claudia Tenney and Alissa Ellman defended their visions for what the U.S. should be, and what the district needs from its elected Rep.
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Hochul comes out to blast the latest ad in Ohio’s governor race where it appears the GOP candidate tried to weaponize his opponent’s estranged mother with what appear to be false statements.
This is an abhorrent attack from Vivek Ramaswamy against @amyactonoh, who is a survivor of physical and sexual abuse by her mother’s husband.
Dr. Acton overcame immense challenges to serve Ohio. She will make a tremendous governor.
Voters must send Vivek packing on November 3.
I know I harp on the new thruway rest stops a lot on here (they really suck)
Latest observation is that the weirdly shaped sinks in the bathrooms are molding, at multiple stops I’ve been in lately, & the integrated hand driers then fling that water everywhere.
I saw this work start in August
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I’m in Rochester at the WROC, Channel 8 studios for the #NY24 debate between Alissa Ellman and Claudia Tenney.
You can watch it live on their website, RochesterFirst.com
Last year I reported the Gov and health commissioner were frustrated publicly with the state Ed Dept. over medical licensing restrictions; a demonstration of one of the multiple issues the Gov has had with the independence of the dept.
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Gov. Hochul actually signed this bill on Saturday morning, in Blakeman's own Nassau County
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When asked on @wxxinews' Connections today about whether he is in the running for Majority Leader, Assemblymember Harry Bronson said: "I believe I am. This is at sole discretion of the Speaker of the Assembly. He knows that I'm very interested in the position."
They shifted #NY21 again: it went from solid R to likely R a few weeks ago, now they've shifted it again to Lean R. Probably the result of recent polling, one public and one internal released by Gendebien, showing the Dem close to or ahead of Constantino.
nny360.com/news/stlawrenceco…
New @CookPolitical: 11 more House ratings move in Dems' direction, including five GOP seats from Likely R to Lean R. Full analysis by @ercovey: cookpolitical.com/analysis/h…
Constantino’s team on this; they allege a neighbor of Gendebien’s requested campaign signs, this man was delivering them and they say Gendebien came right out with a camera.
They say they’re filing a report themselves alleging a false report from Gendebien. Story still tk!
Gendebien’s campaign informed me today they’ve filed a complaint with state police alleging one of Constantino’s campaign staffers was harassing him and his wife on his farm today. They provided this photo.
Story coming once state police answer my requests!
This is disqualifying.
Anthony doesn’t know the largest city in the district because the only time he’s in #NY21 is to harass me and my family on our farm.
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Not something you see every day:
I asked Anthony Constantino, the Republican running in #NY21, what the biggest city in his district is. He told me to "ask Grok." (It's Rome, population 32k — I did not need to ask Grok for that.)
