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Kathy Hochul has become New York’s first female governor. The Democrat from western New York assumed the office at the stroke of midnight Tuesday and laid out her priorities in an afternoon address.
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Hochul has appointed a new counsel to the governor and secretary to the governor before she swears in Monday night.
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State lawmakers say Kathy Hochul could mean smoother relations in Albany.
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Kathy Hochul got the call all lieutenant governors prepare for.
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An interview with former New York Gov. David Paterson
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After his bombshell resignation announcement, Governor Cuomo will soon leave office and Lt. Governor Hochul will take over.
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(Airs 08/13/21 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he will resign in the face of sexual harassment allegations and an impeachment inquiry. We’ll talk with our political observer Alan Chartock about the announcement and the Democrat’s legacy. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul prepares to become New York’s first female governor. We'll also speak with Syracuse University Professor Rebecca Ortiz about research looking at how political affiliations can impact one’s view of sexual harassment allegations.
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New York’s Lieutenant Governor, Kathy Hochul, in her first remarks since Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he’s resigning, says she intends to be a fighter for New York. After the state’s Attorney General found Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women and that key staff members were complicit in some retaliatory actions against an accuser, she acknowledged that there will be “turnover” in what is now a tainted administration.
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Twenty Years After Becoming MA’s First Female Governor, Swift Reflects On Hochul’s Ascension In N.Y.An interview with former Mass. Gov. Jane Swift.