New York Governor Kathy Hochul News

New York Governor Kathy Hochul News


Aug 25, 2025

Cashless Bail Battle Gains Ally in President Trump

Trump joins battle against cashless bail.

Aug 18, 2025

Kansas City’s $17 Million Grocery Flop Is a Warning for New York

Kansas City grocery store flop bodes ill for Mamdani plan for government-run stores in New York.

Aug 15, 2025

Bell-to-Bell School Smart Phone Ban is Looming

Starting in September, New York State law requires Bell-to-Bell restrictions on smartphones and other internet-enabled personal devices in K-12 schools statewide.

Aug 14, 2025

New York State is $34 Billion in the Hole – That's Billion with a “B”!

New York State Comptroller, Tom DiNapoli sounded the alarm that NY’s finances are in big trouble.

Aug 6, 2025

South Shore Press Video Vault: Hochulmander Rears Its Ugly Head Again in NYS

In response to Republican lawmakers in Texas who are legally allowed to redistrict Congressional District lines this year, New York Governor Kathy Hochul is attempting to do the same shortly here in the Empire State, even though the State Constitution forbids her from doing so.

Aug 6, 2025

Nearly $12 million Coming to Suffolk for South Shore Flood Projects

Flood resiliency projects in Suffolk ($11.7 million) and Nassau Counties ($9.5 million) to protect communities from flooding and enhance safety along key travel corridors is on the way.

Aug 5, 2025

New York Joins Redistricting Showdown as Texas Democrats Flee State

New York reps to Texas legislature runaways: Go home.

Jul 21, 2025

From the Newsroom: The Tragic Consequences of Open Borders

My deceased Grandparents are rolling in their graves at America’s wide-open border policies that have changed since they came over on a boat sixty years ago.

Jul 20, 2025

Senate Republicans to Hochul - Unplug NY’s Green New Deal!

Senate Republicans to Hochul - Unplug NY’s Green New Deal!

Jul 9, 2025

Hochul Claims Congestion Pricing is a Big Hit

Governor vows to “keep the cameras on”

Jul 2, 2025

Hochul Announces New York State Pays Off Multi-Billion Dollar Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Debt

Governor Kathy Hochul stood with the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, AFL-CIO to announce New York State has paid off the nearly $7 billion federal Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund loan

Jun 23, 2025

New Yorkers Furious as Democrats Allocate $4.3 Billion for Illegal Immigrants, $50 Million for Deportation Lawyers

Gov. Hochul and the Democrats plan to shovel $4.3 billion in taxpayer dollars at illegal immigrants, including $50 million for lawyers to avoid deportation.

Jun 16, 2025

A Justice System in Chaos — How Progressive Democrat Policies Have Endangered New York

Just how bad does crime in New York have to get before these politicians wake up.

Jun 12, 2025

New York’s Government Assisted Suicide Bill Gets Passed and Blasted

New York’s Government Assisted Suicide Bill Gets Passed and Blasted

Jun 6, 2025

Suffolk County’s Orbic Electronics Investing $110 Million – Over 1,000 New Jobs

Governor Kathy Hochul announced that Orbic Electronics Manufacturing, LLC, a specialized global manufacturer of telecommunications and consumer electronics devices, has broken ground on its new $110 million manufacturing global hub.

May 29, 2025

Hochul Uses Taxpayer Dollars to Subsidize Building Vehicles New Yorkers Won’t be Able to Buy

Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she directed the use of just under $17 million in taxpayer funds to subsidize V8 engines that New Yorkers soon won’t be allowed to buy themselves.

May 28, 2025

Suffolk County to Receive Over $2.3 Million for Summer Youth Employment

Governor Kathy Hochul announced Suffolk County will receive $2,315,367 in Summer Youth Employment funds.

May 23, 2025

Hochul Announces Millions in Downtown Revitalization Initiative and NY Forward Programs in Suffolk County

Governor Kathy Hochul announced millions in awards in Suffolk County as part of two economic development programs: the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) and NY Forward.

May 14, 2025

Hochul Comes to Long Island Touting Budget Benefits for Nassau/Suffolk

Hochul said that the budget puts thousands of dollars back in the pockets of millions of families on Long Island over the coming year and beyond.

May 13, 2025

Record $254 Billion State Budget Passed Amid Criticism Over Spending and Transparency

Local officials recoil from record $254 billion state budget.

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The King is Back in the South Shore Press

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


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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.


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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.