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“What Jay Jacob did was wrong, it was very disturbing, clearly unacceptable and it was hurtful."

The New York Court of Appeals ordered the state pay the additional money 15 years ago, but the decision was never fully carried out.

“I apologized for the pain that those poor families had to endure. It was a very emotional meeting.”

Governor Hochul, who was virtually unknown before she took over, has a 55% approval rating, according to the Marist College poll.

The decision only allows health care workers to request religious exemptions to the mandate, for the time being.

“At the end of my term, whenever it ends, no one will ever describe my administration as a toxic work environment."

The law will require better addiction treatment for prison inmates, and divert some offenders into rehab programs instead of jail.

"We have a governor who has proven she can do the job and do it with distinction. We have a governor, who by any measure has earned our support.”

All of the state’s hospitals are required to have an emergency staffing plan in place to make up for shortages, and the Governor questioned whether those plans were deployed.

“I’m the most prepared person to assume this responsibility, and I am going to ask the voters at some point for their faith in me again.”