New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a $254 billion budget that includes an agreement with lawmakers to add an extra charge for people who wear masks while committing crimes.

A new law that would increase the penalty against a suspect who wears a mask while committing another crime is expected to be included in the overdue state budget, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday.

Gov. Kathy Hochul's last-minute push to crack down on public mask-wearing seems to be on the skids in the state legislature as she makes virtually no effort to publicly advocate for the issue.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers have agreed to create a new charge for people who wear a mask while committing certain crimes or fleeing the scene, according to a top legislator.

Linda Sun, a former aide to Gov. Hochul and ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo accused of working as a Chinese agent, also schemed to steer ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) took a hard-line stance on including a provision to add a ban on face masks in public with the intent to harass, a notion that became entangled with concerns over the ...

As Republicans have pushed for mask bans to crack down on shadowy protesters and criminals, a pair of Democratic lawmakers in California want to prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing face ...

The New York state budget deal includes a new law that would tack on an extra charge for perps who wear masks while committing another crime, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday. The governor and state ...

ALBANY – Gov. Kathy Hochul’s last-minute push to crack down on public mask-wearing seems to be on the skids in the state legislature as she makes virtually no effort to publicly advocate for ...