A day after pushing for a partial ban on face coverings, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she favored a less stringent proposal that ...

Gov. Hochul's mask restriction proposal aims to combat crime, but raises concerns about the civil rights of protesters.

The governor has expressed support for restrictions in protest settings, while many protesters say they need to conceal their ...

Hochul is likely to push legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Jeffery Dinowitz (D-Bronx) and state Sen. James Skoufis ...

As budget negotiations continued at the state Capitol, Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul now wants to use the deal to pass a statewide ...

Hochul’s revival of an anti-mask measure burst into public view as the state budget is due in less than two weeks. Her office ...

Gov. Hochul is backing a statewide ban on wearing masks in public, and in some ways, we understand why. But there are too ...

Update, March 21: Columbia University claims its mask ban allows for “medical exemptions”; it remains unclear whether such ...