Chemical companies have a not-so-secret weapon against environmentalists in Albany — a former state senator with a unique way to influence Gov. Kathy Hochul (D).
Todd Kaminsky, a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, can’t lobby his former legislative colleagues per state ethics rules. There aren’t any such restrictions on his contacts with gubernatorial adviser Ashley Dougherty, who served as his top aide while he chaired the Senate Environmental Committee from 2019 to 2022.
Kaminsky, a Democrat, has emerged as a top industry voice pushing the Hochul administration to reject legislation (S.B. 4246B) to make manufacturers ...
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