Karen DeWitt

The two candidates for governor in New York are doubling down on their priority issues in the race.

The governor views the shooting outside the Zeldin home as another reason to double down on controlling illegal guns.

Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for governor who has made crime an issue in his campaign, saw gun violence hit close to home on Sunday when a shooting left two people injured in his front yard.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is defending a decision to buy $637 million in COVID-19 rapid tests from a campaign donor.

Late on Friday, Governor Kathy Hochul’s labor commissioner, Roberta Reardon, issued an order to phase-in a 40-hour work week for farm laborers by 2032. The plan, recommended by a wage board, has sparked backlash from farmers and some Republican elected officials who say it will severely harm the state’s farming industry.

The New York State Democratic Party is reaching out to independent voters on the abortion issue, sending mailers that paint the Republican candidate for governor, Rep. Lee Zeldin, as holding unacceptably “extreme” views.

A new poll finds Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul ahead of her Republican opponent, Rep. Lee Zeldin, as she makes inroads into the law enforcement sector, which traditionally has held views to the right of many Democrats.

Advocates for nursing home workers say the New York State Department of Health is trying to undermine a law meant to establish minimum staffing requirements.

The Republican candidate for governor, Lee Zeldin, said Friday that even though he is opposed to abortion rights, he respects the views of those who disagree with him and would not make big changes in the state’s abortion rights laws.

The decision to strike down the state’s 1911 laws governing concealed carry, came after a challenge by New York State Rifle and Pistol association.