NY Gov. Kathy Hochul becomes first woman inaugurated for full term
Kathy Hochul made history on Sunday, and not for the first time. She was already the first woman to serve as New York governor, having taken office 16 months ago following the fall of former Gov....
View ArticleGov. Kathy Hochul to deliver her second State of the State address
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has spent the last several weeks hinting at her legislative agenda for the coming year, making clear she intends to put forward plans to bolster housing and improve public...
View ArticleThe State of New York and State of New Jersey
Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and editor, host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show (live this evening) and of the new podcast "Dead End: A New Jersey Political Murder Mystery", and Jon...
View ArticleNY Gov. Hochul's State of the State focuses on housing, public safety and more
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday used her second State of the State address to unveil a wide-ranging agenda for 2023, vowing to tie New York’s minimum wage to the rate of inflation, create hundreds of...
View ArticleGov. Hochul, state Senate don't agree on process for confirming top NY judge
The battle over New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s pick to lead the state’s judicial branch could tumble into the very court system she wants him to oversee — if the governor or her allies are willing to...
View ArticleThis Week in Politics: The state of the governor's relationship with the...
New York Governor Kathy Hochul used her second State of the State address to lay out a wide-ranging agenda for the coming year -- tackling everything from a housing plan to changing the state's bail...
View ArticleHector LaSalle, Hochul's pick for top judge, turned down by NY Senate
A key state Senate committee on Wednesday rejected New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s pick for chief judge of the state's top court, dealing a stunning setback to the Democratic governor and setting up a...
View ArticleThis Week in Politics: What's next after the failure of Hochul's nomination...
The New York State Senate had never rejected a governor's pick for the state's top court until this past week. The Senate Judiciary Committee's vote ended Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul's nomination...
View ArticleWhat is NY going to do with gas stoves? Here's what Gov. Hochul is proposing
By now, you’ve probably seen the headlines, the cable news segments, the social media posts — all about the latest culture war to engulf New York and the nation: the future of gas stoves.“Out-of-touch...
View ArticleNYS Budget and More
Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, and Katie Honan, reporter at The City and co-host of FAQ NYC, offer analysis of Gov. Hochul's budget proposal, which starts the negotiation process...
View ArticleThe Mayor Goes to Albany
Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, and Elizabeth Kim, reporter who covers mayoral power for the People and Power team at Gothamist and WNYC, talk about the state of the state budget...
View ArticleNY Senate votes down Gov. Hochul's pick for chief judge
New York state's top jurist on Wednesday, hastily ending a monthlong stalemate between the governor and her fellow Democrats who lead the chamber.The 20-39 vote officially ends Hector LaSalle's bid to...
View ArticleNY state lawmakers push bill to rename "Governor Mario Cuomo Bridge"
It's increasingly rare to find areas of bipartisan agreement in Albany these days. But there's at least one thing some Republicans and Democrats can agree on: restoring the "Tappan Zee" name to the...
View ArticleSignature Bank closure: Do I have to worry about my money?
A panicked run on withdrawals at New York-based Signature Bank helped lead to the institution’s government takeover Sunday night, but state and federal leaders are urging customers — at Signature and...
View ArticleBudget Time in Albany
Facing an April 1st deadline, this week legislators counter Gov. Hochul's budget proposals. Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, talks about the latest from negotiations over housing,...
View ArticleThis Week in Politics: New York's looming budget deadline
It's that time of year again. The birds are chirping, the days are getting longer and the New York state budget is in danger of being late. Governor Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers have until April 1...
View ArticleMayor Adams’ office set meeting with troubled Brooklyn venue and governor’s...
In the universe of New York City music venues, Avant Gardner is a behemoth. Its total capacity of roughly 6,000 people — in the heart of an industrial neighborhood in Brooklyn — lags only behind arenas...
View ArticleThis Week in Politics: What's next now that New York's budget is officially...
It's been a historic week, with news of an unprecedented indictment of a former president. But the business of governing continues in New York - and the state budget was due April 1st. That means the...
View ArticleFormer President Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records
Former President Donald Trump is facing 34 felony charges of falsifying business records for his role in an alleged scheme to bury potentially negative stories about his personal life prior to the 2016...
View ArticleGov. Hochul makes new pick for NY top judge: Rowan Wilson
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday nominated a new candidate for chief judge of the state Court of Appeals, selecting a sitting associate justice who is expected to face a far easier path to...
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