The governor also said the state also will take steps that could lead to the first expansion of nuclear power in decades.

Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to cut state income taxes by $1 billion over the next two years — part of an agenda aimed at combating voters’ economic concerns that helped deliver President-elect Donald Trump’s victory.

Gov. Kathy Hochul used her State of the State speech to focus on affordability and crime, vowing to place a police officer on every overnight subway train.

Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed cutting income taxes by up to 5% in a State of the State speech focused largely on taming New York's high living costs.

Kathy Hochul (D-NY) is trying to build the trust of working class voters within her state with a tax cut for joint filers earning less than $320,000. Hochul announced the plan and the rest of her agenda during her State of the State address on Tuesday.