Karen DeWitt
Capitol Bureau Correspondent, AlbanyKaren DeWitt is Capitol Bureau Chief for New York State Public Radio, a network of 10 public radio stations in New York State. She has covered state government and politics for the network since 1990.
She is also a regular contributor to the statewide public television program about New York State government, New York Now. She appears on the reporter’s roundtable segment, and interviews newsmakers.
Karen previously worked for WINS Radio, New York, and has written for numerous publications, including Adirondack Life and the Albany newsweekly Metroland.
She is a past recipient of the prestigious Walter T. Brown Memorial award for excellence in journalism, from the Legislative Correspondents Association, and was named Media Person of the Year for 2009 by the Women’s Press Club of New York State.
Karen is a graduate of the State University of New York at Geneseo.
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New York Republicans met Tuesday to nominate Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin as their candidate for governor. -
New York state Republicans take their turn on Monday to hold their nominating convention for the 2022 elections after Democrats nominated Gov. Kathy Hochul for election nearly two weeks ago. -
Over the Presidents Day holiday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul dropped from her budget a controversial proposal that would allow homeowners to bypass local zoning laws and build tiny houses on their property. -
A Siena College poll finds that the majority of New Yorkers support Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to continue the COVID-19 pandemic-related mask mandate for schoolchildren until early March. -
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday became the first woman in state history to be a major-party nominee for governor. -
Long Island Rep. Tom Suozzi and New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, both candidates for governor, spoke to delegates at the state Democratic Party convention, but were not given a space on the ballot. -
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is headed for an easy ride at her first statewide political convention since replacing Andrew Cuomo last summer. -
On the third anniversary of the passage of New York’s Child Victims Act, supporters of a measure that would give the same rights to adult survivors of sexual abuse said it’s time for the New York State Legislature to pass it. -
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul created a new state Office of the Chief Disability Officer and named the first person to lead that office, something she said is long overdue. -
A state health department board said Thursday that kids in schools will continue to be required to wear masks to help protect them against COVID-19 until at least early March.
