Karen DeWitt
Karen DeWitt is Capitol Bureau Chief for New York State Public Radio, a network of 10 public radio stations in New York State. She has covered state government and politics for the network since 1990.
She is also a regular contributor to the statewide public television program about New York State government, New York Now. She appears on the reporter’s roundtable segment, and interviews newsmakers.
Karen previously worked for WINS Radio, New York, and has written for numerous publications, including Adirondack Life and the Albany newsweekly Metroland.
She is a past recipient of the prestigious Walter T. Brown Memorial award for excellence in journalism, from the Legislative Correspondents Association, and was named Media Person of the Year for 2009 by the Women’s Press Club of New York State.
Karen is a graduate of the State University of New York at Geneseo.
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Governor Hochul delivers her first budget plan to the legislature on Tuesday, at a time when the state is flush with cash -
Backers say the Adult Survivors Act will give victims their day in court against their abusers.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and state health commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett say the variant spreads too rapidly for contact tracing to curb the outbreak.
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The New York Senate bills include allowing people to once again use the COVID-19 pandemic as a reason to request an absentee ballot.
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A criminal complaint that accused former Governor Andrew Cuomo of forcibly touching a staffer was dismissed in Albany City Court on Friday.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered her first State of the State speech Wednesday to a strictly limited audience with the pall of the pandemic casting a shadow over the proceedings.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul needs to cope with the coronavirus pandemic along with other pressing issues in the 2022 legislative session.
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New York's independent redistricting commission split along party lines over new maps to reconfigure legislative and congressional districts.
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Gov Kathy Hochul outlined what she says is her 2.0 version of a plan for dealing with COVID-19 this winter
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New York state will ban polystyrene products, also known by the brand name Styrofoam, on Jan. 1, citing harm to the environment.
