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New York State Governor

Kathy Hochul (D)

(Incumbent)

NYC Transit subway train pulls into station
Politics

Congestion pricing: $15 BILLION in transit improvements in jeopardy after Hochul halts Manhattan toll plan

By Ben Brachfeld
NYS Gov. Hochul at a desk with American flag behind her talking congestion pricing
Politics

Congestion pricing: Hochul postponing Manhattan toll plan indefinitely due to economic fears ahead of election

By Ben Brachfeld
Amy Cohen, co-founder of Families for Safe Streets, next to a picture of her son Sammy, the namesake of Sammy's Law, at a 2019 rally.

Albany lawmakers set to pass Sammy’s Law, allow NYC to lower speed limit to 20 mph

By Ben Brachfeld
Governor Kathy Hochul
Politics

Hochul unveils ‘conceptual’ $237B state budget deal focused on housing, retail theft, illicit weed shops

By Ethan Stark-Miller
An M31 bus sits in traffic on 57th Street in Manhattan on Dec. 14, 2023.

State lawmakers propose $90 million for more frequent buses, fare-free pilot in budget response

By Ben Brachfeld
Governor Kathy Hochul with MTA Chair Janno Lieber announcing surge of national guard officers into subway system
Police & Fire

Hochul bringing National Guard into NYC subways as part of extensive transit crime battle plan

By Dean Moses
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Health

Dose of relief? Hochul proposes ban on insulin co-payments in New York

By Ben Brachfeld
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Politics

Horse slaughter and consumption in New York finally outlawed after Hochul signs new law

By Ben Brachfeld
Person with disability at MTA elevator

Hochul signs bill requiring disability representation on MTA Board

By Ben Brachfeld
Governor Kathy Hochul signs Clean Slate Act into law
Politics

A ‘Clean Slate’: Hochul signs act that lets New Yorkers put their criminal records under seal

By Ben Brachfeld
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg with New York pols hailing funding for the Second Avenue subway
Manhattan

Second Avenue Subway | Buttigieg joins New York pols in hailing federal funds for long-awaited East Harlem extension

By Max Parrott
Sept. 26, 2023 - Albany, NY - Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a news conference in the Red Room at the State Capitol.
Politics

Hochul directs flags to half-staff in remembrance of lives lost in terrorist attacks against Israel

By Nelson A. King
Governor Kathy Hochul is cracking down on cannabis.
Politics

New York to expand cannabis market with more applications for legal sales, crack down on illegal sellers

By Emily Davenport
Governor Kathy Hochul addresses migrant crisis in Harlem
Politics

Migrant crisis: Hochul deploys 150 more National Guard troops to help NYC asylum seekers apply for work permits

By Ethan Stark-Miller
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Health

Demonstrators arrested protesting federal prosecutor weighing shutdown of overdose prevention centers

By Ben Brachfeld
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Politics

Hochul announces nearly $7M to victims of discrimination

By Nelson A. King
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Congestion pricing likely to go into effect by middle of 2024

By Ben Brachfeld
Cannabis enforcement officer posts sign on raided store in Manhattan
Manhattan

Weeded out: Illegal cannabis dealers raided in Manhattan by agencies newly empowered to crack down on unlicensed pot sales

By Wesley Parnell
A migrant at a Brooklyn relief center
COVID-19 Pandemic

Hochul inks executive order boosting resources to NYC ahead of anticipated migrant surge

By Robert Pozarycki
Congestion pricing to impact traffic to Manahttan
Manhattan

Congestion pricing wins federal approval, clearing way for New York state, MTA to implement tolls in Manhattan as early as next spring

By Robert Pozarycki
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Courts

Protecting abortion rights: Hochul and James look to solidify access to medication on public college campuses, double down against pill ban

By Sarah Belle Lin
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Developmental disability advocates, caregivers ‘disappointed’ after New York budget deal shortchanges underpaid staff

By Christian Murray
Governor Kathy Hochul
Housing & Homelessness

Done deal? Hochul announces ‘conceptual’ $229 billion New York state budget plan nearly a month late

By Ethan Stark-Miller
Governor Kathy Hochul.
Education

From A to ‘Zombie’: Hochul deal to revive ‘zombie’ charter schools hailed and panned by education advocates

By Sarah Belle Lin

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