Governor Kathy Hochul

Last summer, for about a three week period on New York's south shore beaches, ocean swimmers were on shark alert. Six victims were bitten during that time period in rather shallow water, on the white sands of Long Island. This year, New York's Governor Kathy Hochul says that the state parks are ready to take on the monsters of the deep.

In response to a rise in child labor violations in New York State, Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a new Child Labor Task Force.

Governor Kathy Hochul is driving toward clean transportation with new incentives and new mandates in New York.

Millions of dollars will be making its way into the wallets of New York families.

There's a state of monkeypox emergency in New York.

The New York State Fair will allow visitors to smoke marijuana at the fair despite a recent ban from Governor Kathy Hochul on smoking anything in public parks.

Governor Hochul announced that over $38 million is being awarded to conserve New York farmland through the Farmland Protection Implementation Grants program.

If there's any reason to change the name of a well known road in New York State, then this has to be it.

Thanks to a new bill, smoking in any of these areas in New York will be punishable with a civil fine.

Governor Kathy Hochul announced $234 million of additional federal funds for households participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.