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Around NYC
1. Real estate industry and executives pour millions into mayoral race
In another time, accepting any cash from the real estate industry would be a faux pas in Democratic city politics.
For many of the candidates, those donations are now welcome. Most of the major candidates for mayor in this year’s Democratic primary are embracing the city’s biggest and potentially most politically powerful industry.
Follow NY1's live blog for the latest updates on the upcoming June primary.
2. Gov. Hochul likely to win cellphone ban in state budget
Although it’s looking like Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders won’t make their April 1 budget deadline, they appear to be in agreement on a big-ticket item for the governor: an all-day ban on cellphones in schools, known as “bell-to-bell.”
“The majority of the members are more comfortable with a bell-to-bell approach, they really are,” state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Westchester Democrat, said.
3. Bills reshaping scaffolding rules set to become law
In a series of bills passed Wednesday, lawmakers are reshaping how scaffolding looks and the length of time it can stay up.
The bills will cut down permit time from one year to three months, increase lighting and allow more color options, rather than the hunter green that’s become synonymous with the structures.
Around the Nation
1. Trump announces 25% tariff on foreign-made cars and trucks beginning April 2
2. Appeals court won't halt order barring Trump administration from deportations under wartime law
3. NATO clarifies comments that four missing U.S. soldiers had died during training in Lithuania
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