Kathy Hochul

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, Hochul issued a new state of emergency that she said could ban elective surgeries in up to three dozen hospitals in the state.

As the Thanksgiving holiday begins, COVID-19 rates are spiking in many parts of upstate New York. So far, local governments have been left to manage the spread of the disease on their own. Now some county leaders are looking to the state — and Governor Kathy Hochul — for more help.

Hochul said one of the key ways to help revive the economy is for workers, many of whom continue to work remotely, to finally return to the office. She set 2022 as a deadline for that to happen.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, saying she is very concerned with the higher rate of transmission of COVID-19 in western New York and other upstate regions, is expanding eligibility for booster shots to any adult in a high-transmission area who feels that they need one.

The agency faced a $10 billion deficit and had planned regular biannual fare increases.

The program offers non-clinical support and assistance for veterans who are struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury or other mental health challenges.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul, on the first full day that fully vaccinated foreign tourists were permitted to travel to the U.S., pledged to help the state’s tourism industry to recover by providing nearly half a billion dollars in grants.

Even before 2021’s elections were over, the 2022 race for governor of New York heated up with State Attorney General Letitia James announcing that she’d be running.

The project is more than a decade late and billions of dollars over budget. New York Governor Kathy Hochul hopes to make infrastructure projects a hallmark of her administration.

Hochul also criticized congressional Democrats for failing to include a national policy for paid family leave in the latest version of their reconciliation bill.