Category: Kathy Hochul

New York Imposes Masks for 2-Year-Olds and Above in Childcare Facilities

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced that state-regulated childcare centers across the state must mandate masks for children aged 2 and above, as well as staff and all visitors. A similar measure was announced in May this year by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The pushback against the mask mandate, which also applied to those…


New York Adds Nearly 12,000 COVID-19 Fatalities Under New Governor

New York reported nearly 12,000 more deaths with COVID-19 on Tuesday under new Gov. Kathy Hochul. The state is now reporting 55,395 COVID-19 deaths, up from 43,415. “We’re now releasing more data than had been released before publicly so people know, the nursing home deaths and the hospital deaths are consistent what’s being displayed by…


New NY Gov. Pushes Tougher COVID-19 Policies in First Day on Job

New York state’s newly sworn-in Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered her first address on Tuesday, laying out priorities for her administration that include tougher measures to combat COVID-19, including universal masking in schools and a staff vaccine mandate with a testing opt-out. “Your priorities are my priorities—and right now that means fighting the Delta variant,” Hochul,…


New NY Governor Pushes Tougher COVID-19 Policies in First Day on Job

New York state’s newly sworn-in Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered her first address on Aug. 24, laying out priorities for her administration that include tougher measures to combat COVID-19, including universal masking in schools and a staff vaccine mandate with a testing opt-out. “Your priorities are my priorities—and right now that means fighting the Delta variant,”…


Kathy Hochul Sworn in as New York Governor as Cuomo Resigns

Kathy Hochul has been sworn in as the 57th governor of New York, replacing now former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who stepped down in the face of allegations of sexual harassment. Chief Judge Janet DiFiore presided over a procedural ceremony at at the New York State Capitol at midnight on Aug. 24, where Hochul was officially sworn in…


Kathy Hochul Takes Over as Governor of New York

ALBANY, N.Y.—Kathy Hochul became the governor of New York at the stroke of midnight Tuesday, taking control of a state government desperate to get back to business after months of distractions over sexual harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo. The Democrat from western New York was sworn in as governor in a brief, private ceremony in…


Gov. Cuomo Says Storm Won’t Stop His Planned Resignation

NEW YORK—New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo spent his second-to-last day in office as the state dealt with heavy rain from Tropical Storm Henri. The Democrat, who is set to resign at the end of the day Monday, appeared at a televised briefing Sunday surrounded by top state officials involved in the state’s storm response. Absent from the…


Hochul: I’ll Run for Governor After Finishing Cuomo’s Term

NEW YORK—Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who will serve out the remainder of Andrew Cuomo’s term after he steps down amid sexual harassment allegations, said Thursday she plans to run for governor in her own right next year. “Yes I will. I fully expect to,” Hochul said in an interview with NBC’s “Today” show. “I am…


New York’s Kathy Hochul Vows Change as Cuomo Resigns Unrepentant

New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday promised there will be a change in the workplace when she becomes the governor in two weeks, replacing Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “At the end of my term, whenever it ends, nobody will ever describe my administration as a toxic work environment,” Hochul said in her first…


New York’s Incoming Governor Kathy Hochul Vows Change

New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday promised there will be a change in the workplace when she becomes the governor in two weeks, replacing Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “At the end of my term, whenever it ends, nobody will ever describe my administration as a toxic work environment,” Hochul said in her first…