Attorneys for Gov. Kathy Hochul say two lawsuits against the New York governor trying to force her to enact congestion pricing should be tossed on the basis of a linguistic technicality, reports the New York Post.
The original plan would charge drivers $15 to enter Manhattan below 59th Street. Hochul put the kibosh on the plan this summer, arguing it put an unfair economic burden on travelers, but framed the move as a long pause rather than an outright veto.
This rhetorical slight-of-hand is now being used by her council to argue the lawsuits against her “misread state statues” regarding the “pause as a final agency determination.”
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