ALBANY — New York, like the federal government, has three branches of government. Gov. Kathy Hochul controls one of them as the state’s chief executive.
That gives Hochul a lot of power. Her office oversees the day-to-day operations of state government, including the enforcement and implementation of laws approved by the Legislature. Hochul’s main job is to keep the ship from sinking.
Part of that comes from control over the state’s many agencies, including those which impact the daily lives of most New Yorkers…