Energy & Environment
Policy
After years of pushing, the Clean Slate Act becomes law
Business leaders, union organizers and law enforcement all attended the bill signing in Brooklyn.
Albany Agenda
Politics
Antisemitism review at CUNY sparks anxiety for free speech, public education advocates
Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed former Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman to look into discrimination at New York City’s public colleges.
News & Politics
Politics
Amid Israel-Hamas war, Kathy Hochul takes the international stage
The New York governor has talked with the White House and Israel’s president about the war and Wednesday traveled to Israel for a “solidarity mission.”
News & Politics
Politics
Hochul declines to offer any support to Palestinian New Yorkers
As violence in Israel and Palestine escalates, Gov. Kathy Hochul has issued multiple statements in support of Israel and Jewish New Yorkers – but nothing for Palestinians.
Albany Agenda
Policy
Ready to hire: Hochul announces 18,000 potential job openings for migrants in New York
Hospitality and food service companies were the biggest group of employers to enroll in the state program.
Immigration
Politics
After meeting with Biden, Hochul touts TPS as a win
The governor initially distanced herself from the issue of asylum-seekers in New York City, but she’s taking credit for getting the feds to act.
Housing
Policy
Hochul announces agreement to build housing units at World Trade Center site
Coming off of a legislative session with little movement on her signature issue, the governor has announced another housing development in New York City.
Heard Around Town
Personality
Hochul finally gets a portrait in the state Capitol LCA pressroom
Andrew Cuomo’s portrait also has a new home.
Kathy Hochul
Politics
Who’s who in Kathy Hochul’s administration?
Here are some of the insiders the governor has appointed to run the state.
Housing
Policy
‘We will wait no longer’: Hochul announces housing executive orders
Months after the governor and legislative leaders failed to come to an agreement on housing, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced several housing proposals – and received backlash from some labor entities.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Hochul allocates $51 million to hate crime prevention
The money will go to community organizations facing bias crimes. The governor also signed college campus hate crime reporting legislation.
Abortion
Policy
Hochul marks one-year anniversary of Dobbs by signing law for telehealth abortions across state lines
The governor signed a bill that will protect New York health care providers administering abortion medication to patients living in other states – insisting New York is on solid legal footing to do so.
Kathy Hochul
Policy
Hochul remains tight-lipped on her plans for the revised Grieving Families Act
Just five months ago, the governor vetoed the popular bill to update the state’s wrongful death laws. Lawmakers have passed a new version they say addresses the governor’s concerns.
Kathy Hochul
Personality
Hochul gets the last laugh in press show rebuttal: ‘Is that guy from Colorado still telling me what to say?’
The governor got some good-natured ribbing for her multiple trials and tribulations over the past legislative session.
Budget
Politics
Hochul’s late budget strategy seems like it worked
It took a while, but the governor got concessions on bail, charter schools and more.
Criminal Justice
Policy
Contrary to Hochul’s stated plan, bail reform rollbacks apply to low level offenses
The state budget includes removing the “least restrictive” standard for all offenses – not just bail-eligible offenses.
Budget
Policy
What made it into the 2024 New York budget?
From public safety to housing – here’s a guide on where the biggest policy issues stand in the agreement.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Hochul still has an ally when it comes to her housing ideas
The governor said she will be following up with New York City Mayor Eric Adams on several initiatives they both want to “get done.”
Policy
Policy
Hochul joins Micron to announce ‘community engagement committee’
In her first appearance after a protracted budget fight, the governor was all smiles about the chip manufacturing company.
Policy
Policy
‘Not in New York, not now – not ever.’ Hochul announces abortion pill stockpile after Texas ruling
After the Texas ruling to stop the use of mifepristone sent shockwaves across the nation, the governor joined Planned Parenthood to announce a stockpile of another abortion drug in the state.
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