Kathy Hochul

Gov. Kathy Hochul outlined steps to getting some of the state's 100,000 migrants out of shelters and into jobs, now that the Biden administration has approved temporary work permits.

Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed the New York Early Mail Voter Act, making it easier for New York voters to obtain absentee ballots. Congressman Brandon Williams is calling the law a blatant violation.

In a letter to state agency heads, Blake Washington, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget director, wrote that an end to three years of pandemic-era federal stimulus packages and lower-than-expected tax collections are fueling the gap, which is estimated to reach $9 billion next year.

New York campers will have a new opportunity to stay at New York State campgrounds. State parks in western and northern New York will open campgrounds briefly in April 2024 for those looking to view the total solar eclipse.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, speaking Monday at the Clinton Global Initiative, spoke out about what she says are right-wing attacks on transgender children. She said New York is trying to protect their rights as well as the rights of other LGBTQ people.

Gov. Kathy Hochul opened the door to a potential special session to deal with New York’s migrant crisis, saying she discussed options with state legislative leaders.

COVID-19 cases are once again on the increase, but Gov. Kathy Hochul and state health officials say a new vaccine due out Friday could counteract that trend.

Gov. Kathy Hochul opened the New York State Fair Wednesday under the hulking visage of a huge dinosaur, part of the fair’s new dinosaur exhibition.

The governor said the federal Department of the Interior has agreed to allow New York to open Floyd Bennett Field, a former U.S. Navy air station in Brooklyn, to house migrants who are single adults.

The increase was part of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2023 budget and also doubles the price to park from $5 to $10.