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https://gothamist.com/news/five-take...content=202215
Governor Kathy Hochul used her first State of the State address to push changes she says are designed to restore trust in New York government, vowing to enact term limits for statewide officeholders and overhaul New York's beleaguered ethics enforcement system.
Hochul delivered her 33-minute address in front of a socially distanced crowd of about 50 people in the state Capitol’s spacious Assembly chamber, acknowledging her historic position as New York’s first woman governor and vowing to exceed any expectations she’s facing.
“I didn’t come here to make history,” said Hochul, who wore all white in a nod to the suffragette movement. “I came here to make a difference.”
Hochul laid out a comprehensive agenda for 2022 delivering her address on the same day as the the beginning of the state legislature's six-month session Wednesday afternoon.
The speech came less than four months after she took over for former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who resigned amid a sexual harassment scandal that engulfed him and his administration.
Here are five takeaways from Hochul’s first State of the State...