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The governor says the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown required her to act.
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The governor’s budget plan would extend the state’s 75% tax on cigarettes to alternative nicotine products like the popular Zyn pouches.
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The plans call for investments in Terrace Park and in lighting for the falls, similar to Niagara Falls.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul proposes another $535 million to keep National Guard in state prisons amid staffing shortage.
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An accredited university dedicated to Indigenous studies could welcome its first students in the fall of 2027 to the former campus of Wells College.
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Several states, including California and Texas, have already redrawn their maps in an arms race started by Republicans at President Donald Trump’s urging.
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The governor had previously signaled openness to changing the law to allow more teens to be tried as adults.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul defended changes to the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, or CDPAP, despite continued criticism from some advocates and state legislators.
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Albany lawmakers will parse proposals on taxes, insurance and protest restrictions before March 31 deadline