Governor Kathy Hochul

The battle between New York State and the federal government over congestion pricing may have just been ended.

If this proposal is approved it would be the first time in 150 years that one of New York's statues was removed at the U.S. Capitol.

Governor Kathy Hochul proposes to use $3 billion in excess sales tax revenue to issue inflation refunds to New Yorkers. Will you be one of them?

The abrupt closure of a major employer here in New York has dealt a tremendous blow to the state's job market.

Here's why social media, and even Elon Musk, are outraged over the death of a New York squirrel named Peanut.

The Buffalo Bills will remain in Western New York for a very long time, but their future in Orchard Park wasn't always as certain, according to Gov. Hochul.

An ambitious new educational program aims to encourage New York students to pursue higher education in their home state.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul revealed that she has been diagnosed with skin cancer, but vowed it would not interfere with her work.

Oneida County is emerging as the tourism hot-spot in the Empire State and new numbers from the governor prove it.

Why are flags being flown at half-mast all week in New York?

Beat the heat this summer with a free air conditioner that is being made available to New Yorkers.

Are you operating a 'ghost car'? Would you know one if you saw one? New York is cracking down on this illegal activity.

Governor Kathy Hochul says making this COVID-era policy permanent will help keep bars and restaurants afloat.

The Empire State government collects a whole lot of our money through taxes and fees, have you ever wondered how they determine what to spend it on?

The first draft of the 2024/25 New York State budget has been released and the Empire State is set to spend billions of dollars.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul plans introduce legislation that will limit access to social media for children in the state. Here's what we know so far.

New York roadways will be much safer in 2024, thanks to this new law.

More than 2,000 New Yorkers are about to receive an additional paycheck this year. Are you one of them?

Governor Kathy Hochul vowed that those who commit hate crimes against the Jewish community will be "prosecuted and held accountable."

Applying to college can be costly for any student. Many, high school seniors have no idea what they really want to do or where they want to spend the next four years of their lives.

Gov. Hochul has directed the New York State Liquor Authority to make a change ahead of the Buffalo Bills' Sunday morning game, and Bills' fans are thrilled.

The missing 9-year-old Upstate New York girl who was believed to be abducted has been found alive and well.

A new groundbreaking law has gone into effect in New York to help close the wage gap.

In 2021, New York State voters convincingly rejected a referendum to expand mail-in voting. In an attempt to circumvent the wishes of their constituents, the state Senate and Assembly passed The New York Early Voter Act on June 9th.

Reports came out Tuesday, that Governor Hochul plans to have up to 1500 migrants transported to various SUNY campuses throughout New York State. The plan is to house the migrants in the unoccupied dorms during the summer months. Then what?

Last summer, for about a three week period on New York's south shore beaches, ocean swimmers were on shark alert. Six victims were bitten during that time period in rather shallow water, on the white sands of Long Island. This year, New York's Governor Kathy Hochul says that the state parks are ready to take on the monsters of the deep.

It's one thing to be so good at baseball, that the player is enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. It's another thing, when that same player faced the challenge of serving in the United States military during wartime. The U.S. Navy decided those players were special.

A change is coming for patrons of the 2023 New York State Fair, as dictated by the state budget agreed to by Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers.

After being elected in November, navigating her own Democratic party has not been easy for Governor Kathy Hochul. After suffering an embarrassing loss, when the Senate rejected Justice Hector LaSalle as New York's chief judge, the governor was forced to pivot to a more liberal Justice Rowan D. Wilson, for a quick win.

The New York State budget is 18 days late. Even though April 1st is the same date each year, the budget deadline seemed to sneak up on our state legislators in 2023.