Hochul recruitment drive for fired feds set to add hundreds of millions of dollars to already bloated payroll bill
Hochul is recruiting federal workers fired by the Department of Government Efficiency to fill roughly 7,000 state jobs – ...
Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed budget would extend surcharge on wealthy NYers until 2032
The temporary income tax surcharge on earners making more than $2.1 million a year would be extended and provide the state $5 ...
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Hochul’s prison crisis
Hochul wants to bolster public safety in New York’s capital city. The governor today announced the state will spend (a previously approved) $19.5 million to address crime in Albany — funding ...
Deal Struck to End N.Y. Corrections Officers’ Strike, Governor Says
The officers union did not authorize the strike, and it was unclear how it would enforce the agreement. The stoppages have ...
Messiah Nantwi's death at New York prison under investigation, 15 employees placed on leave, Hochul says
The death of Messiah Nantwi at Mid-State Correctional Facility prompted New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to place 15 employees on leave.
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Hochul endangering National Guard with 'indefinite' prison duty amid corrections strike: State lawmaker
Kathy Hochul has deployed ... using emergency powers to properly address the workers' concerns. Last week, a tentative deal was reached between the New York State Correctional Officers, the ...
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NY orders prison guards back to work as Gov. Hochul considers out-of-state transfers
Hochul said at a morning event that the state will consider alternative holding facilities – including out-of-state transfers. She deployed the National Guard to prisons around the state last ...
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Hochul considers out-of-state transfers as NY orders prison guards back to work
New York state troopers are serving court notices ordering ... the staffing crisis by closing more prisons, as Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed Thursday. Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt, a Republican ...