Karen DeWitt
Albany ReporterKaren DeWitt is Capitol Bureau Chief for New York State Public Radio, a network of 10 public radio stations in New York State. WBFO listeners are accustomed to hearing DeWitt’s insightful coverage throughout the day, including expanded reports on Morning Edition.
DeWitt is a past recipient of the prestigious Walter T. Brown Memorial award for excellence in journalism, from the Legislative Correspondents Association, and was named Media Person of the Year by the Women’s Press Club of New York State.
DeWitt has served as a panelist for numerous political debates, including the 2014 gubernatorial debate sponsored by WNED|WBFO
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Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday evening that five cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the state. Still, Hochul said it's not a cause for alarm. -
The New York State Assembly has released its long-awaited report on an impeachment inquiry into former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. It finds that Cuomo oversaw a toxic workplace where he sexually harassed multiple women, and that he used staff to write and edit a $5 million memoir at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul told a New York City business group Thursday that she expects office workers to be back at their place of employment full time after the new year.
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The state ethics commission on Tuesday voted to revoke permission that it granted to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo to write and publish what became a controversial memoir about how he handled the COVID-19 crisis.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul, saying she is very concerned with the higher rate of transmission of COVID-19 in Western New York and other upstate regions, is expanding eligibility for booster shots to any adult in a high-transmission area who feels that they need one.
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Perennial progressive candidate and Fordham law professor Zephyr Teachout has formally announced that she will run for state attorney general in the 2022 election.
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A bipartisan group of state lawmakers are asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to commit to full funding for a program for New York’s veterans who are coping with post-traumatic stress disorder from their time in service.
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Recent reforms to the state’s bail process, including an end to most forms of cash bail, were a wedge issue in last week’s elections that helped Republicans make inroads in Democratic-dominated New York.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is offering incentives for children aged 5-11 years old to get vaccinated, offering entry to a drawing for free college tuition to a public university for those who get their shots in the next few weeks.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul, on the first full day that fully vaccinated foreign tourists were permitted to travel to the U.S., pledged to help the state’s tourism industry to recover by providing nearly half a billion dollars in grants.
