NY state news

As the deadline closed in for hospital and nursing home workers in New York state to be vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. Kathy Hochul made an 11th-hour plea to holdout health care workers to get inoculated.

Gov. Kathy Hochul will make an announcement at the opening of a community COVID-19 booster vaccine site in New York City. Watch live at 11:00 a.m. EDT on Monday, September 27.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) chose the southside of Syracuse recently to announce another try at federal gun trafficking legislation.

Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed a bill prohibiting sales of gasoline-run vehicles as early as 2035, transforming New York's future both environmentally and economically.

The state's vaccine mandate for hospital and nursing home workers takes effect on Monday, and officials are bracing for staffing shortages. Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced a plan for filling them.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said Saturday that she’s prepared to declare a state of emergency if the state’s vaccine mandate for the health care industry results in an unmanageable shortage of workers when the rule goes into effect Monday.

In her first speech before the state’s business leaders, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday that she will focus on economic development and helping workers get better access to child care as the economy struggles to regain pre-pandemic levels.

Howard Zucker, who became embroiled in a controversy over the true number of nursing home deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic under former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, submitted his resignation on Thursday.

As the deadline for healthcare workers to get vaccinated approaches, New York Governor Kathy Hochul says either you’re vaccinated or you’re out.

Dr. Howard Zucker, the head of the state Department of Health who led the agency through the COVID-19 pandemic and came under fire for decisions related to that crisis, has submitted his resignation from office, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday.