State of the State

Gov. Kathy Hochul says she wants to return to tried-and-true basics to better teach the state's children how to read.

Governor Kathy Hochul announced steps for greater consumer protections as part of her 2024 agenda. She says the proposals would protect everyone from students paying off loans, to increasing temporary disability payments, to curbing medical debt.

State lawmakers representing central New York are on the lookout for details after Gov. Kathy Hochul shared her priorities in her second State of the State address.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, in her first State of the State message as an elected governor, outlined an ambitious housing program and expansion of mental health services, along with new public safety measures, including more changes to the state’s controversial bail reform laws.

A proposal to raise the minimum wage in New York state and tie future increases to inflation was included in Gov. Kathy Hochul's State of the State address

Kathy Hochul delivered her first State of the State address as the state's elected governor Tuesday.

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Jan. 4 will give her first full address since being elected to her post, and she's given some hints about what she will make a priority.

State lawmakers representing central New York are speaking out about the plans Gov. Kathy Hochul outlined in her first State of the State address.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered her first State of the State speech Wednesday to a strictly limited audience with the pall of the pandemic casting a shadow over the proceedings.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered her first State of the State address Wednesday, outlining an agenda for an economic comeback from the coronavirus pandemic and new government investments in the health care industry, housing and renewable energy.