The governor said changes to the discovery law had brought unintended consequences for the speedy trial law, resulting in too many cases being dismissed.
The two successful programs help empower students with financial, academic & other support to boost graduation rates, and close opportunity gaps.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul laid out an ambitious agenda for 2025 during her State of the State address at the Hart Theater in Albany on Tuesday.
Albany $400 Million” doesn’t have quite the same ring as “Buffalo Billion,” so maybe we should call Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to spend big on the city the “Albany Rescue Plan.” The proposed spending package,
ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to cut state income taxes by $1 billion over the next two years — part of an agenda aimed at combating voters’ economic concerns that helped deliver President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. The Democratic governor is also trying to improve her own political standing ahead of her 2026 reelection.
The governor also said the state will take steps that could lead to the first expansion of nuclear power in decades.
The Democratic governor is set to announce free tuition for New Yorkers aged 25 to 55 studying nursing, teaching or engineering.
New York City Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that she is deploying more police officers to the New York City subway system.
New York City police officers will be stationed on the subway during overnight hours starting as early as Monday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday. That's not all. Hochul said there will also be new turnstile gates to stop fair evasion,
ALBANY, N.Y. (TNND) — Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., on Tuesday made an urgent appeal for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to reinstate a ban on face masks, pointing to "sympathizers" of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) while doing so.
The state has helped to fund the NYPD’s overtime in the past and although Hochul said this was funding that would be worked out with the legislature during budget negotiations, her staff had to later clarify that the city and state will actually be splitting the cost.