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Hector LaSalle, if approved, would be the first Latino chief judge in New York, but he currently does not have the votes among Democrats to be confirmed.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to build a lot of affordable housing, but she said there are barriers to that unless developers are offered tax breaks similar to the 421-a program that expired earlier this year.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul said Saturday that New York has experienced the most amount of snowfall in a 24-hour period in the history of the state.
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While the National Weather Service is reporting only 3.3 inches in Tonawanda, the expectation is that the snow is now moving northward, and areas that were not hit as badly Thursday and Friday can expect more snow Saturday.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul has not yet said whether she will sign or veto the measure, which would would enact a two-year pause on the state issuing air permits to companies who want to buy old fossil fuel power plants and convert them to what’s known as “proof of work” crypto mining.
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The National Weather Service has issued a series of Lake Effect Snow Warnings calling for wide bands of Lake Effect snow to fall across Western New York, in some cases at the rate of 3 inches an hour through Saturday night. The New York State Thruway will be closed to commercial traffic only between The Pennsylvania state border and Rochester, beginning Thursday at 4 p.m.
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Kathy Hochul and Lee Zeldin both have close associations with the current and former presidents, and both have tried to use that to their advantage during the campaign.
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The state’s Democratic Party is stepping up its complaints about the Republican candidate for governor, Lee Zeldin, and allegations that his campaign might have coordinated with two political action committees, or PACS, that have run television ads and are advocating for the candidate.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has seen her lead in the governor’s race slip in the polls, is coming down hard on her opponent’s ties to former President Donald Trump.