Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) is trying to build the trust of working class voters within her state with a tax cut for joint filers earning less than $320,000. Hochul announced the plan and the rest of her agenda during her State of the State address on Tuesday.

Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed cutting income taxes by up to 5% in a State of the State speech focused largely on taming New York's high living costs.

ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to cut state income taxes by $1 billion over the next two years — part of an agenda aimed at combating voters’ economic concerns that helped deliver President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. The Democratic governor is also trying to improve her own political standing ahead of her 2026 reelection.