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Kathy Hochul

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Kathy Hochul is the 57th Governor of New York, having assumed office on August 24, 2021. She is the first female governor of the state. Prior to her governorship, Hochul served as the Lieutenant Governor of New York from January 1, 2015, until she became governor. Throughout her political career, she has focused on issues such as economic development, women's rights, and public safety.

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Jul 19, 2026

I want to make sure that New Yorkers succeed as well. So it's not a one-way street.

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Jul 19, 2026

They don't follow the law very much at all, Margaret. They don't follow the law much at all.

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Jul 19, 2026

They don't follow the law much at all. So again, trust but verify.

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Jul 19, 2026

I do not want to see that compromise the validity of our election.

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Jul 19, 2026

The federal government has basically been dismantling all the protections that we've come to rely on to protect this core essence of our democracy.

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Jul 19, 2026

New Yorkers want protection. There's a lot of anxiety. Companies want certainty. We'll give them both.

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Jul 19, 2026

I would say what changed was talking to the localities and realizing they don't have the negotiating ability...

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Jul 19, 2026

I feel very confident in our security, and we're so happy to welcome the eyes of the world.

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Jul 19, 2026

We expect rain to bring some much-needed relief to New Yorkers experiencing poor air quality over the weekend.

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Jul 18, 2026

New Yorkers deserve the choice to endure less suffering, not by shortening their lives, but by shortening their deaths.

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Jul 17, 2026

This is bad news for every New Yorker.

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Jul 17, 2026

We're in a very serious health situation right now.

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Jul 16, 2026

Distant wildfires have impacted New York State in recent years, and this week unfortunately will be no different with expected hazy skies and poor air quality.

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Jul 16, 2026

It has made all of us so proud to be New Yorkers, proud to be Americans.

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Jul 16, 2026

I challenge them to come up with this solution or there will be a backlash against them.

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Jul 16, 2026

We understand the power of AI, but I don't want our young people to feel that this innovation is leaving them behind. They have to be part of it.

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Jul 16, 2026

I don't want our local ratepayers, who are already dealing with sky-high utility bills, to have to be burdened with the cost of basically subsidizing these huge massive centers.

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Jul 16, 2026

Because New York is the kind of state that wants to not just be first, but be the first to get it right. So what we do here will certainly be a model for other states.

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Jul 16, 2026

This overreach is just un-American. This is not who we are as Americans to take someone — a father in Houston, Texas, and murder him.

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Jul 16, 2026

We will always cooperate with law enforcement when someone has committed a crime when there's a court order, a warrant for an arrest.

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Jul 16, 2026

This is state law now. There's the ability to, it's called involuntary commitment not to an institution, but to a health care facility that has to evaluate over a certain period of time.

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Jul 16, 2026

We have to get them off the streets, get them into a hospital for evaluation, get them treatment, and put them into a long-term care plan which is exactly what my law requires.

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Jul 16, 2026

I disagree. What I say is New York will always be the epicenter of innovation.

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