Gov. Kathy Hochul

Governor Kathy Hochul issued a public apology for a state policy that required nursing homes to take covid-positive residents back from the hospital at the height of the pandemic.

The state previously invested $43 million to support nonprofit organizations against potential threats.

The leader of the state’s Democratic Party is personally endorsing Governor Kathy Hochul for election in the June 2022 Democratic Primary and the general election, next November. And he’s asking other potential candidates who have expressed in interest in challenging Hochul to hold off for now, saying multiple candidates competing in a primary could be chaotic and harmful to the party’s chance of winning next year.

Governor Kathy Hochul says the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for hospital workers has not caused any major crises in the first three days of the requirement. But she says there are still staffing shortages and ongoing court action that create uncertainty.

Governor Kathy Hochul has chosen Mary Bassett to lead the State’s Health Department.

The National Guard and healthcare workers from other states and countries will help staff hospitals who lose staff due to the vaccination mandate.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul ordered the immediate release of 191 state prison inmates Friday. Under terms of a new parole reform law signed by Hochul, they are no longer required to be incarcerated for committing technical parole violations.

The state's first female governor is standing up for a woman's right to choose in the face of a Texas law that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

Governor Kathy Hochul says she does not believe health care workers in New York should be able to cite a religious exemption to avoid getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The governor, who held a briefing on the status of the coronavirus in the state, was reacting to a court decision temporarily upholding the rights of some health care workers to refuse the vaccine on religious grounds.

Governor Kathy Hochul used Labor Day as a chance to sign laws that protect unemployment benefits for those who suffer reduced working hours and that help subcontractors who don't get paid, among other worker protections. CNY Labor official reacts.