Gov. Kathy Hochul used her fifth State of the State address on Tuesday to lay out an ambitious affordability agenda, expanding transit and housing, and improving public safety while taking aim at what she described as reckless attacks on New Yorkers by the Trump administration
In a re-election year, Hochul repeatedly criticized policies from the current federal government during her speech from Albany, framing many of her proposals as a defensive and proactive response to actions she said threaten New Yorkers’ rights, health, and economic security. Among them is a plan to advance legislation that would authorize individuals to bring state-level civil actions against federal officers who violate their constitutional rights.
