Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, running for governor as a Republican and Conservative, blasted Gov. Kathy Hochul’s State of the State address on Tuesday, describing it as a “Saturday Night Live skit.”

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is set to present her 2026 agenda at her State of the State address, starting at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13. You can watch her deliver her address via the livestream below: Hochul has previewed several talking points already, including:

While speaking to reporters after Hochul’s speech, Mamdani made clear that his own “affordability agenda” means taxing the rich: “I do believe that raising taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers and the most profitable corporations continues to be a critical part of that.”

Gov. Kathy Hochul has taken up the cause of the New York City Council data analyst taken into ICE detention, decrying the arrest in her State of the State address.

FEIEREISEL: It is, and something like this is what many child care advocates have been pushing for for a long time. Here’s Dede Hill from the Schuyler Center of Analysis and Advocacy. She said she’s still a little giddy after last Thursday’s announcement.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has identified improving online safety and mental health services for young people as one of the core initiatives of her upcoming 2026 State of the State proposal. During a press conference held in Erie County one day after she attended the final regular season Buffalo Bills game at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park,

New York City's congestion pricing program has reduced traffic by 11%, raised $550 million, and made the city safer for cyclists and pedestrians, despite opposition from suburban drivers, Republicans,

She loved, then hated, then loved, then gutted, and, yesterday, celebrated the congestion pricing toll as it marked its first birthday.