Gov. Kathy Hochul skirts election-year headaches in play-it-safe 2026 ‘State of the State’ address

https://www.youtube.com/embed/_Ece4DsUJYA?si=GlRAP-EWK9KjZVUd?rel=0&autoplay=1&mute=1 She’s playing it safe. Gov. Kathy Hochul looked poised to tap dance around thorny election-year issues in her 2026 “State of the State” address Tuesday, focusing instead on crowd-pleasing measures such as universal childcare. The State of the State agenda released before Hochul’s speech in Albany largely avoids major public safety proposals — namely,...