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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Clean Slate would expunge criminal records for people convicted of some crimes in order to help them get jobs and housing once they’ve served their sentence. -
Supporters of a bill that would legally give terminally ill people the option to end their lives were at the Capitol on Tuesday to make a last-minute pitch to lawmakers who are still on the fence over the issue.
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With just seven days left of the official 2023 legislative session, advocates for a measure that would reduce plastic packaging by half say their bill is gaining momentum.
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Hochul is caught in the middle of a dispute over how to handle an estimated influx of 80,000 migrants.
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A new Siena College poll shows Gov. Kathy Hochul’s popularity with New Yorkers is on a steady downward trend. And for the first time, more voters view her unfavorably than those who view her positively.
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They accuse the federal government of failing to address the crisis. Meanwhile, Gov. Hochul says she's awaiting answers from the Biden Administration.
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Survivors of sexual harassment want to see a bill passed in the final weeks of the New York state legislative session that would ban most forms of nondisclosure agreements. The survivors, including several women who worked at Fox News, say the current law has loopholes that protect sexual predators.
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Many of the items were left out of the state budget process.
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The $229 billion package includes changes to bail reform laws, the minimum wage, and new requirements to shift people to clean energy.
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State senators and Assembly members started to pass the first budget bills on Monday. Details for many major spending items have still not been worked out.
