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Kevin P. Coughlin/Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of the governor/Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of the governorNew York Governor Kathy Hochul, in office for less than half a year, is looking to be a strong favorite in the 2022 race for election. Capitol Correspondent Karen DeWitt takes a look at how far the governor has come in a short time, and what could still trip her up. -
Darren McGee/Mike Groll- Office of Governor K/Governor Kathy Hochul attached some numbers to what she calls her bold agenda to recover from the pandemic and push the state forward. Hochul has the rare advantage of entering the budget season with a surplus due to better tax collections and generous federal aid packages.
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Governor Kathy Hochul confirmed that the tenant protection law will expire on January 15th. A few dozen tenant advocates with the group Housing Justice for All barricaded one of the entrances to the State Capitol building with tables, chairs and other furniture that they say could end up on sidewalks, along with renters, if the state does not enact new tenant protections before the eviction moratorium ends on Saturday. -
The New York State Senate approves a package of bills to expand voter access, after voters in November rejected two ballot proposals to make it easier to vote. The bills would continue expanded absentee ballot voting that was allowed earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic, and permit voters to cite the virus as a reason to skip going to the polls.
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A city court judge in Albany has dismissed a charge of forcibly touching a former staffer against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo after the Albany County district attorney declined to prosecute, citing a lack of evidence to meet the burden of proof at a trial.
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Advocates at a Syracuse agency that helps formerly incarcerated people re-integrate into society are heartened to see Governor Hochul’s state of the state proposals to improve their chances of success.
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A stolen election. Voter fraud. A rigged election. A Syracuse University expert in constitutional and national security law worries the disinformation that fueled the attack on the US Capitol one year ago will lead to additional unrest in the future.
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Governor Kathy Hochul became the first woman to deliver the annual state of the state address in New York Wednesday in what was a clear departure from years past. There was no pomp and circumstance that usually goes with the event. The scaled back occasion was partly due to the surge in COVID-19 cases.
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Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her first State of the State speech Wednesday to a strictly limited audience with the pall of the pandemic casting a shadow over the proceedings. But Hochul remained upbeat, pledging to lead New York out of the pandemic.
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Governor Kathy Hochul gives her first State of the State address Wednesday to a strictly limited audience as COVID-19 once again disrupts how the state functions and casts a shadow on the usually festive event at the State Capitol.
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A commission designed to independently draw new statewide congressional and legislative districts based on the 2020 census data succumbed to politics Monday when members divided along party lines and presented two opposing plans to the state Legislature.
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Business and trade organizations from across upstate are hoping Governor Kathy Hochul will address a number of items in the coming year that they say will bolster growth and reverse some troubling trends.
