ALBANY — Opinions varied dramatically Tuesday in the hours after Gov. Kathy Hochul’s annual State of the State address.
Hochul stressed affordability and seemingly tried to cover all bases in what may have seemed sometimes like a glossy and scripted infomercial, with occasional jabs at President Donald Trump.
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