Cuomo-Hochul Transition
From initial sexual harassment allegations, to the resignation of Andrew Cuomo and his replacement by Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, WBFO has extensive coverage of the Cuomo-Hochul transition and the investigation that triggered it.
Cuomo-Hochul Transition
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Gov. Kathy Hochul's choice of Harlem state Sen. Brian Benjamin as her lieutenant governor is drawing support from local politicians and activists.
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“Another glass ceiling broken” is how the leader of the Women's Hall of Fame and the CEO of the Susan B. Anthony Museum and House describe the rise of Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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David Lombardo, host of The Capitol Pressroom, predicted the choice of Harlem state Sen. Brian Benjamin as New York's new lieutenant governor and talked with WBFO's Howard Riedel about him.
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Brian Benjamin is a Black Democrat from Harlem who has been outspoken on criminal justice reform.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul said she has made a "clean break" from former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Speaking on NPR's Morning Edition Wednesday, the state's 57th governor talked about how her administration will be different from the previous governor.
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A new dynamic in Albany may be on the horizon. After Gov. Kathy Hochul formally took office Tuesday, she met behind closed doors with legislative leaders from both the State Senate and Assembly, setting the tone for a new relationship between the two branches of state government.
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This is Gov. Kathy Hochul's first public address since taking her new office this morning.
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While Kathy Hochul took her official oath just after the stroke of midnight, a ceremonial swearing-in is scheduled for 10 a.m.
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Tuesday afternoon, when newly installed Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks to New Yorkers, she’s likely to outline a vision for the state with a range of priorities. With that in mind, WBFO collected a series of open letters for Hochul, from agencies and advocates, that raise a variety of issues of concern to Western New York.
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Hours before leaving office, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday granted clemency to six people, including the driver in a fatal 1981 armored truck robbery whose release was championed by his son, San Francisco’s top prosecutor.