Kathy Hochul, Letitia James and Dems are to blame for NYs crisis its time to vote for change

New York voters concerned about their state’s direction should not be confused about who is to blame. It is not Donald Trump. Democrats have run New York state completely for more than a decade, and dominated it for longer — driving an accelerating decline, even as the Legislature’s progressive supermajorities now in the thrall of socialists want to double down on their high-tax, high-spend, high-debt, feed-the-special-interests-at-all-costs approach.That rush has only grown worse on Gov.Kathy Hochul’s watch, as the state budget’s ballooned to $269 billion in 2026 — up over 40% in just five years. Do you feel like the state government is delivering 40% more value?New Yorkers wanting to see real change should be voting out Gov.

Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Tish James.In our state’s case, this election is not a referendum on Donald Trump, however much Hochul and James would want to tell you so.It is an opportunity to correct New York’s slide. James is emblematic of Albany’s other betrayal: Her contempt for public safety and cynical political weaponization of her powers is matched by her refusal to fight fraud — especially when the profiteers donate to her campaigns.Saritha Komatireddy is the exact opposite: A proven bipartisan career prosecutor who’ll put public safety first, while also getting the AG’s office back to work preventing billions in theft from public-benefit programs.

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Never miss a story.Albany insiders’ indifference to waste, fraud or abuse as long as spending keeps rising is a huge reason why state and local debt now totals $37,000 per New Yorker, growing fast despite ever-higher tax bills plus de-facto taxes like Hochul’s “congestion pricing” tolls.The gov is running for re-election with no real agenda beyond op...