NPR: Kathy Hochul https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=136631784 Kathy Hochul en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:14:22 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Kathy Hochul https://www.npr.org/tags/136631784/kathy-hochul New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is ready to 'fight back hard' against Trump's demands New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says Democratic governors must be a "firewall" against Trump and GOP, but notes there are "not a lot of great options" to resist. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 04:25:22 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2025/03/03/nx-s1-5311687/kathy-hochul-trump-resistance-congestion-pricing https://www.npr.org/2025/03/03/nx-s1-5311687/kathy-hochul-trump-resistance-congestion-pricing

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says Democratic governors must be a "firewall" against Trump and GOP, but notes there are "not a lot of great options" to resist.

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]]> Michel Martin Congestion pricing begins in NYC in a high stakes test for the model's U.S. viability Congestion pricing was introduced on Sunday morning in the center of New York City — despite a late attempt by New Jersey to stop it in court. Sun, 05 Jan 2025 10:39:18 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2025/01/05/nx-s1-5248994/new-york-congestion-pricing https://www.npr.org/2025/01/05/nx-s1-5248994/new-york-congestion-pricing

Congestion pricing was introduced on Sunday morning in the center of New York City — despite a late attempt by New Jersey to stop it in court.

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]]> Robbie Griffiths New York May Use The National Guard To Replace Unvaccinated Health Care Workers The state's vaccine mandate for hospital and nursing home workers takes effect on Monday, and officials are bracing for staffing shortages. Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced a plan for filling them. Sun, 26 Sep 2021 17:35:35 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/09/26/1040780961/new-york-health-care-worker-vaccine-mandate-staffing-shortages-national-guard https://www.npr.org/2021/09/26/1040780961/new-york-health-care-worker-vaccine-mandate-staffing-shortages-national-guard

The state's vaccine mandate for hospital and nursing home workers takes effect on Monday, and officials are bracing for staffing shortages. Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced a plan for filling them.

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]]> Rachel Treisman Memo To GOP: Cutting Medicaid Is Unpopular, Too Changing Medicare is looking politically risky, so budget-cutters may focus on Medicaid instead. That, too, could prove unpopular because a recent poll shows the public does not favor large cuts to the program. Thu, 26 May 2011 16:10:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2011/05/26/136689308/memo-to-gop-cutting-medicaid-is-unpopular-too https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2011/05/26/136689308/memo-to-gop-cutting-medicaid-is-unpopular-too Changing Medicare is looking politically risky, so budget-cutters may focus on Medicaid instead. That, too, could prove unpopular because a recent poll shows the public does not favor large cuts to the program.

]]> Julie Rovner Democrat Kate Hochul: Ryan's Medicare Plan Gave Her An Opening Kathy Hochul, the Democrat who won an upset victory for a long-held GOP House seat in New York, appreciates not just the voters but Rep. Paul Ryan, the Wisconsin Republican whose controversial Medicare proposal allowed her to put her GOP opponent on the defensive. Thu, 26 May 2011 12:52:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2011/05/26/136679710/democrat-kate-hochul-ryans-medicare-plan-gave-her-campaign-an-opening https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2011/05/26/136679710/democrat-kate-hochul-ryans-medicare-plan-gave-her-campaign-an-opening Kathy Hochul, the Democrat who won an upset victory for a long-held GOP House seat in New York, appreciates not just the voters but Rep. Paul Ryan, the Wisconsin Republican whose controversial Medicare proposal allowed her to put her GOP opponent on the defensive.

]]> Frank James Democrat Kathy Hochul Wins NY Special Election For House Seat In a victory certain to be read by many as a positive omen for House Democrats looking forward to the 2012 elections and a warning for Republicans, Democrat Kathy Hochul won the special election to fill a vacant seat in a congressional district that until now has been reliably Republican. Tue, 24 May 2011 23:28:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2011/05/25/136629935/democrat-kathy-hochul-wins-ny-special-election-for-house-seat https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2011/05/25/136629935/democrat-kathy-hochul-wins-ny-special-election-for-house-seat In a victory certain to be read by many as a positive omen for House Democrats looking forward to the 2012 elections and a warning for Republicans, Democrat Kathy Hochul won the special election to fill a vacant seat in a congressional district that until now has been reliably Republican.

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