The governor is proposing to exempt certain housing projects from the state's rigorous environmental review process.

Challengers in the state comptroller race vowed to press on after longtime incumbent Tom DiNapoli received overwhelming support Friday at the state Democratic convention in Syracuse.

The plan would split the Winter Games between Lake Placid in the Adirondacks and New York City.

Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado fails to make ballot in primary challenge, while Comptroller Tom DiNapoli bests his rivals.

The governor responded this week to Republicans' calling her proposal a political stunt, saying: "Clearly, these are not areas that tend to vote Democrat, where there's farms. Let's just put that out there.”

The incumbent governor said the former New York City Council speaker is a fighter who would help her stand up to President Trump.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said that announcement will come before the end of the Democratic State Convention, which is Friday in Syracuse.

The governor says the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown required her to act.

The governor’s budget plan would extend the state’s 75% tax on cigarettes to alternative nicotine products like the popular Zyn pouches.