Bruce Blakeman in the news for blasting Hochul’s energy/battery plans amid NY politics scrutiny. Longtime Nassau County GOP figure and 2021/2022 statewide critic.
New York has reached a budget deal that bars state and local officials from cooperating with ICE, and bars ICE from housing detainees in local jails. The policy also bars wearing masks by law enforcement and provides guardrails on enforcement, with officials arguing it protects residents from federal crackdowns while ICE vows to intensify manpower.
Unions representing several thousand Long Island Rail Road workers have prepared to strike, prompting Gov. Hochul to outline commuter alternatives as talks with the MTA continue. The stoppage could disrupt weekday travel for hundreds of thousands of riders and affect events around New York this weekend.