Good morning! It’s Oct. 1.
Happening today:
Mayor Bill de Blasio is in New York City with no events scheduled.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in Albany with nothing public planned.
At 10 a.m., Rep. Paul Tonko will be delivering books and other donated items to the Voorheesville Public Library. 51 School Road, Voorheesville.
At 10:15 a.m., Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Buffalo.
At 11 a.m., Lt. Gov. Hochul will stop by the UAW Local 774 picket line. 2939 River Road, Tonawanda.
Also at 11 a.m., Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan will unveil her 2020 budget proposal, mayor’s conference room, 24 Eagle St., Albany.
At noon, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams will attend the China Day Celebration. Foley Square, New York City.
Headlines:
Rep. Chris Collins has resigned his congressional seat, one day before he’s scheduled to appear in court to change his plea in a federal insider trading case.
The expected change to Rep. Chris Collins’s not guilty plea in his insider trading case on Tuesday could make the 27th Congressional District race a wide open one in 2020.
Lockport residents had strong words for Chris Collins after hearing the news that he resigned Monday.
New York Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy in an interview Monday said he wanted Gov. Andrew Cuomo to call a special election to fill the House seat vacated by Chris Collins, who has resigned amid an expected guilty plea in his insider trading case.
New York has agreed to settle a lawsuit at a facility in the Bronx for the developmentally disabled, where adults were punched and spat at.
Mayor de Blasio joined Errol Louis on NY1 to discuss his efforts to change admissions to specialized high schools and the future of gifted and talented programs.
An outside reviewer for the New York Archdiocese found there no longer any priests or clergy working who have substantiated claims of sexual abuse made against them.
A student at Union College is claiming the institution failed to provide the required accommodations for his learning disabilities.
A legal brief by Attorney General Letitia James’s office reinforces the state’s defense of retaining the DACA program.
ICE conducted a series of arrests that swept up 80 people in the New York City metro region.
Nearly a quarter of millennials don’t have savings accounts or savings for retirement, according to a study by Northwestern Mutual. The study found about 22 percent of millennials have $5,000 or less saved, and 15 percent have no savings at all.
An effort to bar the state from banning flavored tobacco used in e-cigarettes was denied by a judge late last week, a development that public health advocates say is a good sign the provision will ultimately be upheld.
The chief of the NAACP is ripping New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson for failing to back a ban on menthol cigarettes.
Brooklyn Sen. Kevin Parker is backing a measure that would enable college athletes to be paid.
A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit by New York and other states against the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions in a move that upheld a key provision of the federal government’s 2017 tax law.
The New York City schools chief is being accused by a volunteer parent of pitting parents against each other along racial lines.
The NYPD says slain Officer Brian Mulkeen was killed by friendly fire.
Off-shore wind developers have reached an agreement with Montauk dock owners on Long Island.
More than 1,000 employees at NYU Winthrop have voted to join 1199 SEIU.
The mayor of Albany has released a $179.6 million spending proposal for 2020.
Politico: Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro could be key to the Republican future in New York, but he needs to win an election first.
Democrat Karen Smythe over the weekend launched her second bid for a state Senate seat in the Hudson Valley held by Republican Sen. Sue Serino.
The Rochester City Council has passed a resolution endorsing emergency action that would allow the state to stabilize and control the finances of the city school district.
New York apple growers are taking an SNL skit making fun of apple picking — and upstate New York — in stride.
Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer is engaged.
Curtis Sliwa and John Gotti, Jr. were both guests at the same wedding. A little awkward considering Gotti Jr. was accused of attempted murder and kidnapping of Sliwa in the 1990s.
In national news:
President Trump pushed the prime minister of Australia to help him investigate Robert Mueller’s probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Attorney General Bill Barr was involved as well, having asked foreign governments to aid an inquiry of the CIA and FBI.
Republicans are reviewing their strategy in responding to impeachment questions amid attacks by the president on the whistleblower.
The White House is also scrambling to reinforce its own response plan to the impeachment drive by Democrats.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Republican-led Senate would take up an impeachment trial if the House of Representatives votes to do so.
House Democrats believe Trump may have lied to Mueller during the course of the investigation.
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris is shaking up her presidential campaign amid stagnating poll numbers.
From the editorial pages:
The Buffalo News says the Erie County Sheriff’s Office and its union are raising phony issues to criticize a prosecution case.
The Times Union calls the installation of surveillance cameras at Hudson Valley Community College a privacy concern for students.
The New York Post blasted the $15 minimum wage, saying it is killing jobs in New York City.
Newsday writes state lawmakers should take a more aggressive stance on prohibiting local governments from dumping.
From the sports pages:
The Steelers ran roughshod over the Bengals in MNF.
One thing clicking for the Yankees: the friendship between boisterous pitcher CC Sabathia and the self-contained Brett Garnder.