New York Governor Kathy Hochul outlined her agenda for the 2022 legislative session in her first State of the State Address. Hochul talked about the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the surge of COVID cases in the first few days of the new year. Hochul’s proposals include spending $10-billion-dollars to hire additional healthcare workers and for bonuses to keep current healthcare workers on the job. Hochul is proposing spending another $1-billion-dollars on climate-friendly “green” initiatives, including incentives for those who buy electric cars. Another $1-billion-dollars would go to expanding broadband and connecting more New Yorkers with high-speed internet. Funding for the state’s proposed Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act, which goes before the voters in November, would include another $1-billion-dollars in proposed spending for a total of $4-billion-dollars. The governor also wants to boost funding for higher education, for the CUNY and SUNY systems, and provide tuition assistance to part-time students who hold down jobs while going to school.
Watch Gov. Hochul’s full State of the State address: https://mountainlake.org/governor-hochul-delivers-2022-state-of-the-state-address/