ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul proposes to restrict wearing masks in public in a move that could help deter crime in subways, but also raises civil rights concerns for protesters of the Israel-Hamas war ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s push to restrict wearing facemasks in public is encountering stiff resistance from her fellow Democrats as they negotiate a new state budget, lawmakers and officials told ...

The governor said she’s expanded her proposal to limit local cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed public masking ban could be in jeopardy. Her plan has divided Democrats, with supporters seeing their elimination as a crime-fighting issue and others saying a ban would ...

California Govenor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that would bar federal agents from wearing masks during immigration enforcement operations after community outrage. But the implementation of the bill ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Saturday prohibiting federal agents from wearing identity-concealing masks during enforcement operations, a controversial practice that the expected ...

Masks stockpiled by the government during the COVID-19 pandemic are facing large-scale disposal as their expiration dates approach. According to data received by Rep. Park Sung-hoon of the People ...