2026 Governor’s Race: Blakeman attacks Hochul for allegedly not signing volunteer firefighter tax relief bill - two days after she signed itGov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill last week expanding tax relief for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers — but her Republican opponent in theAM New York3d agoWhole story →JusticeEconomyKathy Hochul2026 governor s race
‘Case closed’: Hochul says Mamdani made ‘smart decision’ by refusing to fire Tisch amid DSA pressureGov. Kathy Hochul believes Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a "smart decision" by rejecting calls to fire NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch in the face of pressureAM New York7d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentKathy HochulZohran Mamdaninypd commissioner controversy
Hochul keeps Trump center stage as Blakeman softens praise in lone governor debate over ICE, crime and affordabilityFour days after Bruce Blakeman stood onstage with President Donald Trump declaring “we love Donald J. Trump,” Gov. Kathy Hochul spent their lone debateAM New York8d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentKathy Hochulnew york governor debate
ICE SHOOTING: Homeland Security Secretary Mullin offers murky account of events, false claims about Mamdani response to stabbed copU.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin gave his own account of conversations he and President Trump had with Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor ZohranAM New York13d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticeKathy Hochulice shooting incident
2026 Governor’s Race: Hochul leads Blakeman by 11 points in new poll as Dems take a bite out of his public safety claimsGov. Kathy Hochul holds an 11-point lead over Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman in a new statewide poll released Wednesday, as New York Democrats seek toAM New York15d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentKathy Hochulnew york governor race
Staten Island to get its ‘first-ever’ community justice center from $15 million state investmentGov. Kathy Hochul said Staten Island is set to receive a permanent community justice center from a $15 million investment.AM New York18d agoWhole story →JusticeKathy Hochulcommunity justice center funding
Cornell 7 case: Hochul backs closing NY consent-law gap as AG James takes over rape investigationGov. Kathy Hochul on Friday called for changing New York’s sexual assault laws to address cases in which a person becomes too intoxicated to consent afterAM New York20d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentKathy Hochulcornell 7 case legislation
Hochul floats ‘AI kill switches’ as New York prepares to enforce frontier AI lawGov. Kathy Hochul on Monday floated the possibility of exploring “AI kill switches” as New York prepares to begin registering major artificial intelligenceAM New York1mo agoWhole story →JusticeTechnologyKathy Hochulnew york ai law implementation
Hochul, Mamdani accuse Trump of ‘defunding the police’ by withholding $87 million in NYC counterterrorism fundingNearly a year after President Donald Trump publicly said his administration would reverse steep cuts to New York's counterterrorism funding, Gov. Kathy HochulAM New York2mo agoWhole story →SecurityJusticeKathy Hochulnyc counterterrorism funding dispute
