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Hochul moves to protect undocumented students’ right to public schooling as national challenges mount

The proposal comes as efforts have ratcheted up across the country to chip away at the longstanding legal precedent ...

Hochul eyes union-pleasing pension boost that could saddle cash-strapped NYC with $328M bill

Gov. Kathy Hochul is negotiating a $1.5 billion union-pleasing scheme to fatten government workers’ pensions — and it could ...

Kathy Hochul has become Zohran Mamdani’s most important ally

Kathy Hochul’s proposed tax on pricey New York City real estate is offering yet another desperately needed financial boost to ...

Hochul's NYC tax plan, Blakeman's Trump ties top NY governor's race

Nassau County Executive and Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman blasted Gov. Kathy Hochul's New York City ...

Mamdani, Hochul team up on second-home tax: What to know

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) have proposed a new tax on property owners who have ...
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Gov. Hochul reverses position, pushes for tax on NYC second homes worth over $5M to close budget gap

Faced with a state budget that is 15 days late, Hochul is proposing adding a high-end property tax to New York's ...

Hochul calls top Dem a liar as spat over $263B state budget drags into second week

Gov. Kathy Hochul traded barbs with top lawmakers – calling one a liar – as a stalemate over the state budget dragged into ...

Kathy Hochul’s ICE guardrails have flipped the script for Democrats

The Democratic governor’s push for legal barriers to Trump’s deportation policies are offering a test case for how voters ...