New York Governor Kathy Hochul News

New York Governor Kathy Hochul News


Jan 10, 2026

The Redistribution Racket

Same old political racket: taxpayer money to buy votes.

Jan 9, 2026

Suffolk Closeup

Karl Grossman examines the race for New York Governor.

Dec 28, 2025

State Mandates Warning Labels On Addictive Social Media

Minutes can turn into hours with addictive Social Media.

Dec 13, 2025

Gas Hookup Rule Repeal Threat to Affordability

They’re at it again. Repealing the gas hookup rule will make New York even more expensive.

Dec 9, 2025

Hochul’s New York: Crime, Chaos, and Decline

New York needs sweeping gubernatorial change.

Nov 28, 2025

Message to Gov. Hochul: ‘Don’t do it, Kathy’

South Shore Press letter to the editor.

Nov 26, 2025

Governor Ignores Pending Energy Disaster

State electrification plan could doom Long Island.

Nov 18, 2025

Lawmakers urge repeal of all-electric building mandate

Critical moment as lawmakers push for repeal of state’s all-electric mandate.

Oct 28, 2025

NY Civil Service exam now accepts experience, not just degrees

New York is modernizing the qualifications for 800 job titles to allow experience to be used as a job qualification.

Oct 26, 2025

Get ready for some better roads in Suffolk County

Over $57 million in road re-pavement funds is allocated to Suffolk County.

Oct 15, 2025

New York State Secure Choice Savings retirement program launched

A new state program delivers access to retirement savings to over 1.5 million New Yorkers currently without employer plans.

Oct 8, 2025

Long Island Expressway restoration project is finally over!

A six-mile stretch of the Long Island Expressway has been restored.

Oct 6, 2025

New York colleges are waiving application fees

SUNY, CUNY, and dozens of private colleges and universities across New York are waiving their application fees beginning in October.

Oct 3, 2025

Rehab of two key bridges in Suffolk County is complete

An $8.7 Million project to rehabilitate the Robert Moses Causeway and Great Neck Road bridges is complete.

Oct 1, 2025

Kawasaki Greenhouses awarded funding for watershed project

Kawasaki Greenhouses, located in East Moriches, NY, was awarded over $180,000 for a water quality conservation project.

Sep 30, 2025

$36.2 Million to Restore Vital Roadways on Long Island

Key sections of the Sunrise Highway service roads and Route 25 in Suffolk County will be under construction.

Sep 26, 2025

Millions coming to South Shore housing projects

More than $26 million in awards were announced through the Long Island Investment Fund (LIIF) to further to increase the housing supply.

Sep 22, 2025

$140 million in state broadband funding aiding Suffolk

Better access to the Internet is coming to Suffolk County and across New York.

Sep 8, 2025

Hochul Tells Black Congregation - “Don't stop by the liquor store.”

Over the weekend, Governor Kathy Hochul gave an address from the pulpit at True Bethel Baptist Church. Her speech was billed as “Discussing the State of America”.

Sep 5, 2025

The Queen’s Gambit: Can Hochul’s Atomic Aspirations Keep the Lights on?

A veteran of reporting on nuclear energy since the 1980’s Robert Chartuk takes a look at Gov. Hochul’s nuclear gambit.

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The King is Back in the South Shore Press

The legendary Long Island journalist Karl Grossman’s latest column.


Sports

Don't Expect Bregman to Pay Off

This week, one of the bigger names in the free agency cycle signed with the Chicago Cubs, and fantasy managers everywhere sighed. Usually, anyone heading to Wrigley Field is viewed as a positive, but for Alex Bregman, more information has emerged suggesting this move could spell trouble for his fantasy outlook. Bregman is a right-handed pull hitter who previously played in two of the more favorable home parks for that profile in Houston and Boston. Both parks feature short left-field dimensions that reward pulled fly balls and help inflate power numbers.


Sports

Futures Bettors Will Be Smiling

The College Football Championship is set, and it pits two of the more unlikely teams against each other. Indiana may have the largest living alumni base in the country, with more than 800,000 graduates, but few expected the Hoosiers to reach this stage. They feature zero five-star recruits and have instead relied on depth, discipline, and consistency while dominating all season long.