Hochul said she wants to provide families with an annual tax credit of up to $1,000 per child under age 4, and up to $500 per child from ages 4 through 16.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has now released two early proposals from her State of the State message that aim to address concerns over the high cost of living.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is slated to outline her policy agenda in her annual State of the State address next week, and as part of it, she says she will pitch a "major investment" in Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, which carries thousands of commuters daily between Manhattan and Poughkeepsie.

A train is seen at the Albany-Rensselaer Train Station. Proposed updates promise to cut travel times by 15 minutes each way for certain Hudson Valley commutes. ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing a series of improvements to Hudson Valley train services in her 2025 State of the State address.

Gov. Kathy Hochul will propose a series of initiatives to limit delays and speed service on Amtrak and Metro-North in the Hudson Valley.