Governor Hochul: NY schools serve over 150M free meals since September

The Governor's Office said schools statewide are now providing more than 2.5 million free breakfasts and lunches per day.

Stefanik, Jordan demand Hochul end NY funding of China-linked nonprofits: 'Epicenter for election interference'

Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) are demanding that New York Gov. Kathy Hochul terminate all state funding for ...
City & State New York

Hochul and legislative leaders play game of chicken with AI regulations

Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to rewrite the RAISE Act with language nearly identical to a California law, a hard no for lawmakers.

Gov. Kathy Hochul signs SAG-AFTRA bills to regulate AI performers in New York

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed two bills backed by SAG-AFTRA that will regulate the use of “synthetic” AI performers in ...
Hoodline

Governor Hochul Allocates $269 Million for Water Infrastructure Upgrades in New York

Gov. Hochul announces $269 million for NY water infrastructure upgrades to enhance public health and resilience.

NY’s powerful 1199 SEIU union already benefiting from Gov. Hochul’s allegedly rigged revamp of $11B Medicaid program: sources

Officials from 1199SEIU have been meeting weekly with Public Partnerships LLC, PPL, the highly-criticized company that was ...
Gothamist

NY Gov. Hochul has more than 150 bills on her desk. Here are the ones to watch.

By year’s end, Hochul is expected to either approve, amend or veto bills on prison oversight, physician-assisted death and AI ...
Crain's New York Business

Hochul nixes bill to speed state payments to nonprofit contractors

Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill intended to get nonprofit contractors paid faster, a blow to providers bracing for fallout from ...

Hochul beefs up campaign staff with battleground political veterans in sign of looming GOP threat

The governor has taken former staffers from high-profile statewide races in battlegrounds such as Michigan, Georgia and ...

Hochul again vetoes 'Grieving Families Act,' citing concern over higher insurance costs

Hochul also vetoed legislation that would have created a new consumer advocate for dealing with utilities and signed one to ...
Crain's New York Business

Hochul faces deadline on key AI safety, business regulation bills

New York may soon significantly expand its regulation of artificial intelligence and unfair business practices — if Gov.

NYC pols beg Gov. Hochul for more psych beds to ease street homelessness crisis

The lawmakers argued that the current capacity at psychiatric hospitals leaves vulnerable New Yorkers “wandering the streets ...