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Kathleen Hochul (/ ˈ h oʊ k əl / HOH-kəl; [1] née Courtney; born August 27, 1958) is an American politician and lawyer who has served since 2021 as the 57th governor of New York. A member of the Democratic Party, she is New York's first female governor and the first governor from Upstate New York since Nathan L. Miller in 1922.
New York was one of the original Thirteen Colonies on the east coast of North America, and was admitted as a state on July 26, 1788. Prior to declaring its independence, New York was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain, which it in turn obtained from the Dutch as the colony of New Netherland; see the list of colonial governors and the list of directors-general of New Netherland for the ...
The flag of New York. The Government of the State of New York, headquartered at the New York State Capitol in Albany, encompasses the administrative structure of the U.S. state of New York, as established by the state's constitution. Analogously to the US federal government, it is composed of three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced she had set a meeting with key state leaders hours after several members of Mayor Eric Adams' administration announced their departure on Monday. "Tomorrow, I ...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, left, and New York Mayor Eric Adams attend a news conference about the upcoming "Gun Free Zone" implementation at Times Square, Aug. 31, 2022.
(The Center Square) — New York state government spending is skyrocketing, according to a fiscal watchdog group, which is calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul and lawmakers to cap annual expenditures and ...
The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the New York Legislature, to convene the legislature and grant pardons, except in cases of impeachment ...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, both Democrats, are seen side-by-side. Hochul plans to meet with "key leaders" to discuss turmoil involving Mayor Eric Adams amid ...