NEW YORK (WBNG) -- Governor Kathy Hochul has directed flags on all state government buildings to be lowered to half-staff in ...

Governor Kathy Hochul of New York announced an extra $200 million for the NYSBIP to promote zero-emission school buses, with ...

New York Public Advocate Jumaane Williams has shown strong support behind his progressive policies and would be the state's first elected Black governor, while Long Island Congressman Tom Suozzi ...

ALBANY, N.Y. – Kathy Hochul made history Tuesday as the first woman to serve as New York governor after now-former Gov. Andrew Cuomo officially stepped down at midnight. Hochul, a 62-year-old ...

New York Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, left, swears in Kathy Hochul, right, as the first woman to be New York's governor while her husband Bill Hochul holds a bible during a swearing-in ...

She will become the first woman to lead New York State. Since joining the governor’s team in 2014, Ms. Hochul, 62, has largely operated in obscurity.

Lawler, who has carved out an independent niche in his suburban House district, was widely considered to be the most ...