state of the state address 2022

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.

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.

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.