As she prepares for a reelection battle, Gov. Kathy Hochul focused on lowering costs for families, pushing back on President Donald Trump’s agenda and fighting his immigration crackdown in remarks prepared for her fifth State of the State address Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The governor delivered\u00a0her speech<\/a>\u00a0Tuesday afternoon at The Egg in Albany \u2014 kicking off her legislative priorities for the next budget cycle.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I need to level with you: This moment carries real threats from Donald Trump\u00a0and his enablers in Congress,” Hochul said, according to remarks provided ahead of her speech. “Driving up costs\u00a0on everything from groceries to farm equipment\u00a0through reckless tariffs, killing major infrastructure projects\u00a0that put union members to work.\u00a0Tearing nursing immigrant mothers from their babies\u00a0and calling it public safety.”<\/p>\n FEDERAL GOV’T PUSHBACK<\/p>\n IMMIGRATION<\/p>\n Hochul will mandate federal immigration officials who work with U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement to carry a judicial warrant when carrying out enforcement actions in sensitive areas, including houses of worship, schools and hospitals,\u00a0as first reported by NY1<\/a>.<\/p>\n In her speech, the governor mentioned the death of Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three who was shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis last week.<\/p>\n “That never should have happened\u2026left a child without a mother, and a community, and indeed a nation, shattered,” Hochul said. “It\u2019s all part of an agenda that only makes our lives harder. Well, here\u2019s the thing about New Yorkers. We don\u2019t back down. We rise up.”<\/p>\n A proposal to allow New Yorkers to sue federal agents in state court for constitutional violations AFFORDABILITY<\/p>\n CHILD CARE\/EDUCATION<\/p>\n Hochul\u00a0and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday\u00a0introduced a program to give<\/a>\u00a0New York City parents access to free child care for their 2-year-olds INSURANCE<\/p>\n Hochul proposed to change New York’s comparative negligence standard to reduce fraudulent car insurance claims and lower auto insurance costs “We\u2019re putting the brakes on fraud and ending a system that rewards illegal behavior,” the governor said. “If you were driving drunk, driving without a license or committing a felony at the time of a crash, you should not get a payday. This is about finally standing up for millions of New York drivers who deserve a break.”<\/p>\n The New York Trial Lawyers Association is fighting the proposal Hochul will put in her executive budget next week \u2014 arguing the governor\u2019s idea only shifts costs from big insurance companies to taxpayers.<\/p>\n But Assembly Insurance Committee chair David Weprin says the insurance reform is the right way to reduce costs for ratepayers.<\/p>\n “We have the highest rate of auto insurance in the country and that’s not acceptable,” Weprin told Spectrum News 1. “And it’s not that New Yorkers are bad drivers, it’s just the insurance companies have kept the premiums very high in automobile insurance and we have to do something to stop that.”<\/p>\n HOUSING & BUILDING<\/p>\n The governor announced $250 million for grants to build affordable housing “When a community says ‘yes’ to housing or infrastructure, we\u2019re going to let them build\u2026 when a town or city decides to move forward they should not get caught in regulatory hell,” Hochul said.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n ENERGY<\/p>\n New Yorkers are grappling with higher utility costs as the state struggles to meet the emission reduction and all-electric benchmarks required under the 2019 Climate Act.<\/p>\n Hochul proposed a “Nuclear Reliability Backbone,” which she says will help ensure reliability and advance her push for an “all of the above” approach to energy ADDITIONAL PROPOSALS<\/p>\n Last week, the governor announced several of her State of the State proposals, including:<\/p>\n Legislation to\u00a0crack down on ghost guns<\/a>, and make it a crime for a person to intentionally sell, distribute or possess digital instructions to illegally manufacture or produce a firearm or components without a license Republicans were unimpressed by Hochul\u2019s speech \u2014 saying she\u2019s bowing to pressure from New York City, arguing the governor\u2019s proposals won\u2019t address the state\u2019s high taxes.<\/p>\n “The governor has just concluded her speech, and it’s the same talk, different year,” state Sen. Steve Chan, a Republican from Brooklyn, said in a recorded rebuttal to Hochul’s State of the State address. “New Yorkers should be very concerned. Nothing has changed…If one thing is clear, it’s that New York state does not have leadership. New York is not being led. The governor is not steering the ship \u2014 she is being steered by extremists, socialists who are promising everything to everyone for free.”<\/p>\n All proposals included in the governor’s State of the State agenda typically lack detail each year. More is expected when Hochul releases her executive budget next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As she prepares for a reelection battle, Gov. 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\nLegislation to establish buffer zones around houses of worship and health care facilities to protect New Yorkers from harassment and intimidation<\/p>\n
\nThe city\u2019s rollout is part of a larger push to make child care universal statewide within four years
\nExpanded universal pre-K for 4-year-olds by the 2028-29 school year<\/p>\n
\nHochul remains adamantly against raising income taxes, including calls from progressive Democrats to increase taxes on the rich. The governor said her agenda can be achieved without new taxes<\/p>\n
\n$100 million to scale innovating manufactured housing
\nUpdate tax incentive for repairs of rent-regulated buildings
\nIncrease penalties on predatory landlords
\nStrengthen rent relief for seniors and the disabled
\nAnd a proposal to update the state\u2019s lengthy environmental review process that can delay construction projects and increase costs.<\/p>\n
\nExpand the state\u2019s nuclear power capacity from 3.4 gigawatts currently to 8.4 gigawatts,\u00a0as first reported by Syracuse.com
\nDeveloped by a new Department of Public Service process
\nNuclear initiatives would seek to support a “resilient, flexible and zero-emission grid” and expand on the one gigawatt project Hochul announced earlier this year<\/p>\n
\nTo mandate the reporting of 3D printed guns to the Criminal Gun Clearinghouse database maintained by the New York State Police
\nNew legislation aimed at\u00a0protecting children from online predators<\/a>, scammers and artificial intelligence chatbots on online platforms
\nA measure which would eliminate taxes on tips<\/p>\n