Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul

NYS Assemblywoman Pat Fahy spoke with WAMC News.

Kathy Hochul will be sworn in as New York’s first woman governor at midnight on Monday, after Andrew Cuomo resigned in disgrace to avoid impeachment by the state legislature. Hochul faces multiple challenges, including rising COVID-19 rates due to the Delta variant of the virus, stagnating vaccination rates, and a looming eviction crisis.

(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.

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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WAMC's David Guistina speaks with New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul about November's election, and the state's large turnout for early voting so…

WAMC's David Guistina speaks with New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul about how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted child care in the state, and…