Humbug, Hochul once again declared on legislation that would require public posting of information about contracts the state enters during states of emergency.

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed a bill intended to expand an 1847 law that limits court awards to families that suffered a "wrongful death" in medical care by ruling out payments for grief and anguish.

Kathy Hochul rejected a bill that would expand the kinds of damages people could obtain from wrongful death suits — siding with business and medical groups that have long opposed the legislation. Following an Albany tradition that reeks of a lack of transparency,

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed the latest version of a bill to expand the state's wrongful death statute, marking the third time she has rejected the proposed legislation. Hochul used her veto pen on Friday to reject the revised Grieving Families Act,