Karen DeWitt
Capitol Bureau Correspondent, AlbanyKaren DeWitt is Capitol Bureau Chief for New York State Public Radio, a network of 10 public radio stations in New York State. She has covered state government and politics for the network since 1990.
She is also a regular contributor to the statewide public television program about New York State government, New York Now. She appears on the reporter’s roundtable segment, and interviews newsmakers.
Karen previously worked for WINS Radio, New York, and has written for numerous publications, including Adirondack Life and the Albany newsweekly Metroland.
She is a past recipient of the prestigious Walter T. Brown Memorial award for excellence in journalism, from the Legislative Correspondents Association, and was named Media Person of the Year for 2009 by the Women’s Press Club of New York State.
Karen is a graduate of the State University of New York at Geneseo.
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Advocates rallied at the State Capitol for a measure that would cut the use of packaging materials in half by 2033. They also back expanding New York's bottle bill.
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Members of the State Senate Judiciary Committee grilled Hector LaSalle for five hours before voting to reject his nomination to the state's highest court.
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The State University of New York system has a new permanent chancellor — its former state education commissioner, John King.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul held a rally with labor union leaders in Albany Wednesday evening, and says she feels positive about her chances for winning a closer than expected race against Congressman Lee Zeldin .
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The two candidates for New York Governor, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, who is seeking election to a full term in office, and Republican challenger Rep. Lee Zeldin sparred in a spirited debate Tuesday night that touched on crime, abortion, and threats to democracy.
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The Republican candidate for governor visited an Albany pizza shop in a neighborhood where crime has spiked, where he repeated his vow to suspend recent criminal justice law changes, including bail reform, on Day One if he's elected.
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Crime and abortion were once again topics on the campaign trail in the New York governor's race, as Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, highlighted abortion rights, while GOP candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin proposed ways to crack down on crime.
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The state’s crime rate is once again an issue in the New York governor’s race after two teenagers were shot on Sunday outside the home of the Republican candidate, Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is defending a decision to buy over a half-billion dollars in COVID-19 rapid tests from a campaign donor. Her Republican opponents have seized on the issue, and one government reform group says it merits an investigation.
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Farm workers in New York state will start receiving overtime pay after they reach a 40-hour-a-week threshold, in a 10-year phased-in program announced late Friday by the Hochul administration.