Kathy Hochul
- Judge green lights New York’s driver’s license law, rejecting a Trump administration challenge - A federal judge gave a green light Tuesday to New York’s so-called Green Light Law, rejecting the Trump administration’s bid to stop the state from giving people driver's licenses without having them prove they are in the country legally.
- Hung jury ends trial of ex-New York governors’ aide accused of selling influence to China - A judge declared a mistrial Monday in the corruption case of a former aide to New York governors after jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked and couldn't reach a verdict on charges she sold her influence to China and profited from a m
- Former New York state prison guard sentenced to up to life in prison in inmate's death - A former New York state prison guard convicted of murder for his role in the brutal beating of an inmate that was captured on body-camera footage was sentenced Friday to 25 years to life in prison. David Kingsley also received a 25-year se
- New York governor says she has reached a deal to legalize medically assisted suicide - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday that she has reached a deal with state legislative leaders to approve a bill to give terminally ill people the legal ability to end their own lives with prescribed medication. In an op-ed in the Al
- AI Billionaires’ 2026 Intimidation Campaign Is Already Working - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul moved to gut a bill with modest AI regulations a day after an industry PAC started attacking the bill’s co-sponsor
- Gov. Hochul pushes back on Mayor-elect Mamdani's call to end homeless encampment sweeps - This comes as advocates call on the incoming administration to go a step further to provide New Yorkers with affordable mass transit.