Advance Look: Hochul Offers Major Transportation Policies in 2026 ‘State Of The State’ Speech
Why wait for the governor to start her annual address? We have the goods for you now.
12:46 PM EST on January 13, 2026
Why wait for the governor to start her annual address? We have the goods for you now.
The post Advance Look: Hochul Offers Major Transportation Policies in 2026 ‘State Of The State’ Speech appeared first on Streetsblog Empire State.
Before becoming Albany Bureau Chief in late 2025, Austin C. Jefferson was a state politics reporter for City & State NY, covering state government, elections and major legislative debates. His reporting has also appeared in the Daily Freeman, Chronogram Magazine and The Legislative Gazette. Having grown up in the Hudson Valley, he's always happy to argue about where Upstate New York truly begins.
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