Gov. Kathy Hochul put the brakes on Democrats’ plan to rewrite rules for an upstate special election to leave a House seat vacant and hobble Trump’s agenda, sources familiar with negotiations said Monday. Democrats’ move would have left a safely Republican House seat empty through November as the GOP clings to a razor-thin majority, but…
Gov. Hochul stops Dem plan to stall special House election, hobble Trump agenda: sources
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February 10, 2025
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