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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that the statewide masking requirement in schools will be lifted by March 2

In this issue: Ohio, NY Democratic parties weigh in on statewide races, Schumer backs Bowman in NY-16

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams vowed to tackle homelessness on New York City’s subway system on Friday with an ambitious new plan that will rely, in part, on more funding from the state for shelter and medical treatment.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has fortified her frontrunner status in the governor’s race, as she formally received the endorsement of the state’s Democratic party

The state’s Democratic nominating convention tests the party’s big-tent agenda as it fights for its political future against ‘existential’ threats to democracy, Alex Woodward reports

In this issue: A primary rematch in NY-12 and dueling endorsements in MI-11’s incumbent-vs.-incumbent primary

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is backing Kathy Hochul in the New York governor’s race

Getting on the blue-states-loosening-mask-rules bandwagon, Gov. Kathy Hochul Wednesday announced that she’s letting the state’s indoor face-covering mandate lapse. With COVID-19 transmission and hospitalization rates way down across New York — and 82% of adults fully vaccinated, a bulwark that is likely what kept omicron from killing in far larger…

The governors of New York and Massachusetts announced on Wednesday that they would end certain mask mandates in their states, joining a growing list of US state leaders planning to lift face-covering rules as the latest Covid-19 surge eases.