Hochul's proposed immigration reforms already would prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents – absent a federal judicial warrant – from entering a host of sensitive locations: houses of worship, schools, preschools, hospitals and health care facilities, libraries, shelters, da…
"When I first came into office in 2021, crime was out of control. It was surging all over the State of New York," Hochul said. "Places like Buffalo were literally under siege. … There was a genuine fear everywhere. But I'm here to tell you that surge is officially over."
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that gun violence incidents are dropping across WNY and called for more work to be done to bring the number of shootings even lower.
Gov. Hugh Carey signed the State Environmental Quality Review Act in 1975. More than 50 years later, some lawmakers say its environmental review requirements are outdated and the cause of much red tape in a state where building any project is a slow process.Â
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would be barred from wearing masks under a proposal Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to include in the state budget. The governor highlighted her plans to prohibit ICE agents from covering their face as lawmakers exited the State Capitol for a third con…
The governor defended the process used to replace an outgoing legislator on the ballot.Â
The governor defended the process used to replace an outgoing legislator on the ballot.Â
Monday's legislation marked the third "extender" bill lawmakers have enacted since they missed the deadline to pass an on-time budget on April 1.Â
Pushing an "affordability agenda" in an election year, Gov. Kathy Hochul has repeatedly opposed proposals to increase taxes, including New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's call to increase personal income taxes on the state's top earners. But she's made some exceptions, including a proposal in her $263 billion budget to impose a 75% wholesale tax on alternative nicotine products.
State lawmakers passed a nearly $4 billion "extender" bill Tuesday to fund state operations through next week as Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders remain at odds on a final budget agreement.
"Crystal (Peoples-Stokes) has shown that Buffalo toughness and resilience, standing up and fighting for her community every step of the way," Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday. "When she sets her mind to do something, get out of her way, because she is going to do it."
New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes announces she won't be running for re-election in Buffalo on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, a Buffalo Democrat and one of the most powerful lawmakers in the state, will not seek re-election.
Gov. Kathy Hochuls helps cover a pothole at McCarty Avenue and Southern Boulevard in Albany on Monday morning.
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Hochul's proposed immigration reforms already would prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents – absent a federal judicial warrant – from entering a host of sensitive locations: houses of worship, schools, preschools, hospitals and health care facilities, libraries, shelters, day care facilities, parks, dorms and housing accommodations.Â
"When I first came into office in 2021, crime was out of control. It was surging all over the State of New York," Hochul said. "Places like Buffalo were literally under siege. … There was a genuine fear everywhere. But I'm here to tell you that surge is officially over."
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that gun violence incidents are dropping across WNY and called for more work to be done to bring the number of shootings even lower.
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Hochul's proposed immigration reforms already would prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents – absent a federal judicial warrant – from entering a host of sensitive locations: houses of worship, schools, preschools, hospitals and health care facilities, libraries, shelters, day care facilities, parks, dorms and housing accommodations.Â
"When I first came into office in 2021, crime was out of control. It was surging all over the State of New York," Hochul said. "Places like Buffalo were literally under siege. … There was a genuine fear everywhere. But I'm here to tell you that surge is officially over."
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that gun violence incidents are dropping across WNY and called for more work to be done to bring the number of shootings even lower.
Gov. Hugh Carey signed the State Environmental Quality Review Act in 1975. More than 50 years later, some lawmakers say its environmental review requirements are outdated and the cause of much red tape in a state where building any project is a slow process.Â
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