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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The state Senate judiciary committee voted down Gov. Kathy Hochul's choice for the next chief judge, but the governor is calling for another vote on the Senate floor. -
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Environmentalists, conservation groups and union leaders are joining together to promote a $4.2 billion dollar environmental proposal that would invest in fighting climate change at a time when NYS is experiencing increasingly violent and damaging storms. -
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is defending a decision to buy $637 million in COVID-19 rapid tests from a campaign donor. -
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s labor commissioner, Roberta Reardon, issued an order late on Friday to phase-in a 40-hour work week for farm laborers by 2032. The plan, recommended by a wage board, has sparked backlash from farmers and some Republican elected officials who say it will severely harm the state’s farming industry. -
The New York State Democratic Party is reaching out to independent voters on the abortion issue, sending mailers that paint the Republican candidate for governor, Rep. Lee Zeldin, as holding unacceptably “extreme” views. -
A new poll finds Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul ahead of her Republican challenger Rep. Lee Zeldin as she makes inroads into the law enforcement sector, which traditionally has held views to the right of many Democrats. -
The Republican candidate for governor, Lee Zeldin, said Friday that even though he is opposed to abortion rights, he respects the views of those who disagree with him and would not make big changes in the state’s abortion rights laws. -
With about six and a half weeks until Election Day, the two candidates for governor of New York still have not both agreed to a single debate. -
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday outlined New York state's new laws governing the carrying of concealed weapons, which take effect Thursday.
