Simone Hetherington, a speaker during public comment, urges lawmakers not to pass the masking bill during the state Senate Rules Committee in the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., May 15, 2024.

It’s a mask slip-up. A Gov. Kathy Hochul-backed mask ban in the $254 billion state budget deal drew jeers from lawmakers, who said it didn’t go nearly far enough as they lined up to vote on the ...

Monday's budget deal between Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers includes provisions aimed at cracking down on individuals wearing masks to commit disruptive behavior and crime. While not an ...

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 ...

The state Senate is trying to kill Gov. Kathy Hochul’s last-minute push to crack down on masked protesters — out of “heightened concern” for student demonstrators, sources told The Post Thursday. Some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s a mask slip-up. A Gov. Kathy Hochul-backed mask ban in the $254 billion state budget deal drew jeers from lawmakers, who said ...