New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks after taking her ceremonial oath of office at the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York. gov. Hochul was sworn in today as New York State’s 57th Governor, making her New York’s first female governor. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Subscribe to the nation Subscribe now for as little … Read more
gov. Kathy Hochul dropping the mask mandates for businesses makes her continued refusal to do the same for schoolchildren all the more outrageous. Especially when she made a big deal of consulting with teacher unions and other groups the unions largely control before announcing she’s not budging. The other blue-state govs who’ve had the common … Read more
gov. Kathy Hochul said she “cut” embattled Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg “some slack” after putting him on notice last week about growing concern that his office’s soft-on-crime prosecution policies are contributing to a rise in Big Apple gun violence. Hochul defended the DA’s short time on the job, asking New Yorkers to give him a … Read more