New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she will introduce legislation to expand the state’s involuntary commitment laws to allow hospitals to compel more mentally ill people into treatment.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said she would include legislation regarding the state’s involuntary commitment standards in her new executive budget following a series of violent subway attacks ...

A federal appeals court Jan. 2 revived a challenge to a New York state law that opponents alleged violates the hiring ...

More New Yorkers will be able to file their taxes for free this year with the Direct File program, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Friday. For 2025, more New Yorkers will be eligible for the ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday she’d introduce legislation to the state budget that would make it easier to involuntarily ...

Mary Anne Krupsak, the first woman elected to statewide office in New York, has passed away at age 92, leaving a significant ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul says the recent surge in violence in the subway "cannot continue." She says she will include new ...

The governor said she is taking several steps to help fix the problem as she believes many crimes are linked to untreated mental illness.

This will be the year that makes or breaks Kathy Hochul’s political career. The Democratic governor, who won a full term in ...

In December, a poll from Sienna college came out that said only 33% of voters in New York would vote to re-elect Kathy Hochul ...

Business owners warn the deeply unpopular charge will affect everyone in the city, as they will be forced to pass on their ...

Ten people were wounded in a shooting Wednesday night outside a nightclub in New York City that was holding a memorial for a ...