New York’s governor gave her State-of-the-State address yesterday at the capital. Governor Kathy Hochul outlined plans to help local farmers, increase cybersecurity, assist older New Yorkers, increase investments in the environment, support area schools, and drive down gun violence and violent crime. Governor Hochul said crime rose in the state and around the country for various reasons, including the pandemic, and she stands behind the goals of the bail reform laws, but she acknowledged they could be improved…
Rockland Assemblyman John McGowan of the 97th District says after listening to the governor’s speech, he’s still concerned about the direction the state is heading…
Hochul is also looking to beef up the state’s Mental Health Care treatment capabilities and build 800,000 new homes over the next ten years to help address the state’s housing crisis.