Karen DeWitt
Karen DeWitt is Capitol Bureau Chief for New York State Public Radio, a network of 10 public radio stations in New York State. She has covered state government and politics for the network since 1990. She is also a regular contributor to the statewide public television program about New York State government, New York Now. She appears on the reporter’s roundtable segment and interviews newsmakers.
Karen previously worked for WINS Radio, New York, and has written for numerous publications, including Adirondack Life and the Albany newsweekly Metroland. She is a past recipient of the prestigious Walter T. Brown Memorial award for excellence in journalism, from the Legislative Correspondents Association, and was named Media Person of the Year for 2009 by the Women’s Press Club of New York State.
Karen is a graduate of the State University of New York at Geneseo.
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Key environmental bills and aid in dying legislation were left on the table. -
There's a growing rift between Governor Kathy Hochul and some top democratic state lawmakers over the governor’s decision. -
The decision comes as other anti-climate change initiatives are floundering at the tail end of the legislative session. -
There's no agreement on any of the pressing matters before lawmakers. -
There are just seven scheduled session days for lawmakers to complete their work for 2024.
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Gov. Hochul has made the issue a top priority. -
The senate committee hearing included some frank discussion about the shortcomings of the program. -
The New York Senate and Assembly celebrated a belated Earth Day this week by acting on anti-climate change and environmental bills. But the two houses voted on different measures, and lawmakers could not predict if any of the legislation will become law in 2024. -
Democrats were counting on the Equal Rights Amendment to help generate voter turnout this year. -
Environmental groups are hoping NYS lawmakers will act on a series of measures to combat climate change and clean up pollution.
