Latest Kathy Hochul News
Editorial Roundup: New York
Albany Times Union. June 25, 2024. Editorial: No hiding flaws of proposed mask ban Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal for a new ban on face coverings raises irresolvable constitutional and enforcement concerns. When she took office during the COVID-19...
NYC's transit budget is short $16 billion. Here are the proposed cuts, as the governor seeks funds
NEW YORK (AP) — New York's public transit system will stop work on a planned subway line expansion and retreat from other maintenance and improvement projects because of a $16.5 billion shortfall caused by Gov. Kathy Hochul's decision to halt a plan to fund the projects through “congestion”...
Man who police say urged 'Zionists' to get off NYC subway train faces criminal charge
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who demanded that “Zionists” identify themselves on a New York City subway train during a protest over the Israel-Hamas war, then suggested that they get out, was charged Wednesday with attempted coercion, a misdemeanor, police said. A video showing the...
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Mitch Landrieu, national co-chair of President Joe Biden's reelection campaign; Gov. Kristi Noem, R-S.D. ___ CBS’ “Face...
New York moves to limit 'addictive' social media feeds for kids
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a bill that would allow parents to block their children from getting social media posts suggested by a platform's algorithm, a move to limit feeds critics argue are addictive. Under the legislation, feeds on apps like TikTok and Instagram...
Editorial Roundup: New York
Albany Times Union. June 13, 2024. Editorial: A wounded watchdog The state’s ethics body keeps suffering legal losses as lawmakers and the governor sit idly by. The cynical joke in state political circles is that a weak and ineffective ethics...
New York requiring paid break time for moms who need to pump breast milk at work, under new law
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York moms returning to work after giving birth will now get paid break time when they need to pump breast milk at their jobs, under a new law that took effect Wednesday. Gov. Kathy Hochul said the law requires employers in the state to provide a half hour...
Independent report criticizes Cuomo's 'top-down' management of New York's COVID-19 response
NEW YORK (AP) — An investigation into New York’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic found former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's “top down” approach of dictating public health policy through his office, rather than coordinating with state and local agencies, sewed confusion during the crisis. ...
NY governor's subway mask ban proposal sparks debate over right to anonymous protest
NEW YORK (AP) — A new proposal by Gov. Kathy Hochul to ban masks on the New York subway is drawing backlash from civil liberties groups and disability advocates, reviving a long-standing debate about the right to anonymous protest that has only grown more complex since the pandemic. ...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wrongly says Buffalo supermarket killer used a bump stock
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Around an hour after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a ban on bump stocks, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wrongly said a gunman who carried out a racist massacre in her hometown of Buffalo had used the gun accessory that can allow semiautomatic rifles to shoot as fast as a...
