Overall, the governor's proposed budget would increase spending by $8.6 billion, including a $5.3 billion surplus.

In 2022, the latest year figures are available, the child poverty rate in New York was nearly 19% — a figure that exceeds the ...

Gov. Hochul gave her annual State of the State address, outlining a series of policies designed to uplift New York’s ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has rolled out a $252 billion budget that calls for tax cuts, expanded child credits and record ...

Hochul, who is up for reelection next year, also touted previously announced plans to make free school meals universal for ...

The New York State Catholic Conference has applauded Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed child tax credit expansion, citing the ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul used her State of the State speech to focus on affordability and crime, vowing to place a police officer on ...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is set to deliver her 2025 State of the State address on Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Hart Theater ...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul wants to make community college free for some older students going into high-demand fields.

A new report examining the “State of New York’s Children” finds more than 18 percent of kids lived in poverty in 2023.

New York’s Catholic bishops are supporting a proposal from Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul to increase the state’s child tax credit — an effort to address New York’s stubbornly high child ...