The gloves are off! Gov. Kathy Hochul and her likely GOP election opponent Bruce Blakeman traded public barbs on his Long Island home turf Friday — as the two head full speed into what’s bound to be a heated election year.

Gov. Kathy Hochul and GOP candidate Bruce Blakeman both called the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis a tragedy but placed the blame very differently.

It’s a no on free buses in New York City… at least for now, Gov. Kathy Hochul told PIX on Politics host Dan Mannarino on Thursday. Hochul said she has no immediate plans to include free MTA buses in the state budget,

New York would become the first state to require manufacturers of 3D printers to block production of guns and gun parts under new legislation Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed Wednesday. The proposed legislation would also make it a crime to possess or sell the digital blueprints needed to produce 3D-printed firearms without a license to do so.

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed new laws Wednesday to prevent the building of homemade "3D guns" and the conversion of handguns into automatic weapons, focusing on safety on the first day State Assembly and Senate members returned to work for the 2026 legislative session.

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) -- Governor Hochul recently proposed an expansion of the teen mental health first aid program in schools throughout New York state.

Governor Hochul announced more than $68 million in grant funding will be distributed statewide to help nearly 1,300 low-to-moderate income households.

Calls to tax the rich won’t be answered anytime soon, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday. In an interview with PIX11 on Politics host , Hochul said increasing taxes for wealthy New Yorkers – one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s key campaign promises – is completely off the table.