Gov. Kathy Hochul announced new travel restrictions and deployed National Guard members as New York braces for a massive winter storm expected to dump at least a foot of snow across most of the state through Monday afternoon.

Gov. Kathy Hochul says booming income tax collections enable the state to hoist spending on child care, schools and Medicaid without raising taxes.

New York is taking another major step toward universal child care, with a new pilot program and billions in long-term investments aimed at lowering costs for families statewide. Governor Kathy Hochul announced a child care expansion pilot that will partner the state with Monroe,

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday proposed a record $260 billion election-year budget.

$260 billion – The size of the preliminary executive budget Hochul proposed for the 2027 fiscal year – an increase of about $6 billion from last year’s enacted plan. That’s a smaller increase than what’s been proposed in previous years due to the uncertainty surrounding federal funding.

Gov. Kathy Hochul's $20 million in campaign funds gives her an early edge over Democratic challenger Antonio Delgado and Republican Bruce Blakeman.

ALBANY – Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is facing an expensive , and for now significantly uphill, battle against Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York Democrats’ campaign apparatus funded by powerful unions,