Long Island school property taxes could rise an average of 2.62% in 2025-26
Local educators say they are caught in a squeeze between rising costs, tax-cap limits and what they argue is limited state ...
New York Post6d
Kathy Hochul cries wolf on Medicaid ‘cuts’ to cover up her own political abuse of its funds
Kathy Hochul ... other states? Hochul raised the state share of Medicaid by 59%, when the economy was growing, unemployment was low and poverty was stable or declining. POOL/AFP via Getty ...
New York Post4d
Dems push to pump brakes on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s ‘nearly impossible’ electric truck rule
New York state Democratic lawmakers are urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to delay her edict requiring more new trucks to be zero-emission vehicles. James Messerschmidt The legislators said the green edict ...
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Hochul pushes deadline for SUNY Downstate revamp to June
Gov. Kathy Hochul is extending the deadline for an advisory panel to release a plan to renovate SUNY Downstate’s University Hospital, offering a concession to community members who say the ...
Spectrum News NY16d
Gov. Hochul working on $252 billion budget deal
Amid political challenges on the state and federal level, Gov. Kathy Hochul is also trying to close a deal on her $252 billion spending package known as the state budget. The April 1 deadline is ...
New York Post4d
LI district blames planned school closure, layoffs on charters — and begs Gov. Kathy Hochul for help: ‘Students will suffer’
District officials in the country’s largest township are pleading with Gov. Kathy Hochul to step in to close the financial gap to help alleviate such crises. “Without financial relief ...
Daily Mail5d
Governor gives dramatic update as brutal wildfires tear across billionaires' enclave
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has delivered a grim warning as she gave an update on the brutal wildfires burning Long Island's east end. Hochul, who has served in the role since 2021 ...
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Hochul holds roundtable with workers impacted by federal layoffs, announces expansion of ‘You’re Hired’ initiative
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul convened a roundtable discussion last week with a group of public sector workers impacted by federal layoffs driven by the so-called Department of Government ...
New York Post6d
Hochul recruitment drive for fired feds set to add hundreds of millions of dollars to already bloated payroll bill
Unlike President Donald Trump, Gov. Hochul’s motto is “You’re hired!” Hochul is recruiting federal workers fired by the Department of Government Efficiency to fill roughly 7,000 state jobs ...
Deadline.com5d
Wildfires On Edge Of The Hamptons Now Mostly Contained, But Weather Conditions Still Pose Threat To NY Enclave
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency on Saturday after four separate blazes burned about 600 acres, including in the Pine Barrens, a state nature preserve. The flames had been ...
Gothamist5d
Gov. Hochul expands burn ban as Long Island wildfires highlight growing fire risk
Gov. Kathy Hochul expanded emergency measures as firefighters continued battling the aftermath of weekend brush fires in Suffolk County, issuing an immediate burn ban for Long Island, New York ...