Governor Kathy Hochul marked Earth Day on April 22, 2025, by unleashing $60 million in Environmental Bond Act cash for Green Resiliency Grants, aimed at fortifying New York’s flood-prone towns with beefy stormwater systems and tough infrastructure. Part of the hefty $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act, the funds…
On April 17, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul took the stage at McMahon Ryan’s Go Blue 4 Kids Breakfast in Syracuse, NY, to champion child safety and justice reform. As New York’s first mom governor, she’s pushing hard to fix a broken system, refusing to sign the state budget until it stops domestic violence cases from…
On April 15, 2025, in Albany, Governor Kathy Hochul, joined by Hudson Valley law enforcement and elected officials, announced a strategic initiative to refine New York’s discovery laws, emphasizing judicial efficiency and public safety in her State Budget negotiations. Since the 2019 discovery reforms, felony case dismissals in Ulster County have risen from 3.6% to…
Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a major milestone for New York’s Safe Options Support (SOS) program, which has now placed over 1,000 chronically homeless individuals into permanent housing statewide. Launched in 2022 and run by the State Office of Mental Health, the program uses evidence-based interventions to stabilize vulnerable populations — including those with mental…
Celebrates New York’s More Than 500 Independent Craft Breweries That Support 22,000 Jobs and Generate $4.8 Billion Economic Impact Governor Kathy Hochul today celebrated April 11 as the inaugural New York Craft Beer Day in New York State. New York is the second largest craft beer market in the U.S. and has more than 500…
Gov. Kathy Hochul ripped into ICE Monday after a Sackets Harbor mom and her three kids — including a third grader — were released from federal custody and sent home to Jefferson County. The governor said she pushed for their release last month and spoke directly with Biden’s border chief Tom Homan to make it…