Governor

Wants New York to opt into a new federal tax-credit program that funds scholarships for K-12 tutoring and tuition, including at private and religious schools.

Supports universal child care. Signed a budget adding $1.7 billion for child care and pre-K, for $4.5 billion in total, with the goal of universal pre-K for all 4-year-olds by the 2028–29 school year. Also signed a ban on cell phones in schools during the school day.

Wants to end New York's ban on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to develop natural gas in the Marcellus Shale, review and renegotiate state energy contracts including offshore wind, and end all-electric building requirements.

Says he would halt battery storage facilities statewide until their safety is guaranteed, and give local governments a say in approving or rejecting large solar and battery projects.

Signed a budget with $1 billion in energy rebate checks ($200 for joint filers earning under $150,000 and $150 for those earning $150,000 to $300,000) and a ratepayer protection plan. Raised the state's goal for new nuclear power from one gigawatt to five gigawatts.

Says all-electric building requirements raise construction costs and rents and stall housing projects, and wants new buildings to be allowed to use natural gas.

Backs her "Let Them Build" agenda to cut regulatory barriers so housing and infrastructure can be built faster and at lower cost.

Opposes the state ban on local police partnerships with ICE, saying the agreements help remove people with serious criminal records. As county executive he signed an executive order declaring Nassau would not be a sanctuary county.

Signed a law barring local police and jails from 287(g) agreements with federal immigration authorities, banning law enforcement officers, including federal agents, from wearing masks when dealing with the public, and barring public employees from giving immigration agents access to non-public areas of government buildings without a judicial warrant, with similar protections for schools, hospitals and houses of worship.

Pledges to repeal New York's cashless bail law and to add consequences for repeat offenders. Also opposes the state's "Raise the Age" law for young offenders.

Signed a budget with more than $900 million for public safety, including $77 million to put NYPD officers on the subway and $25 million to expand subway outreach teams.

Says he would cut state income taxes and block new income taxes, including a proposed Ulster County income tax that would need state approval. Points to eliminating a scheduled $150 million Nassau County tax increase.

Says her investments come "without raising taxes." Signed a budget that ends state income tax on up to $25,000 of tip income for 2026, and cites middle-class tax rates she says are the lowest in 70 years.

Supports abortion rights and lists protecting abortion rights in New York among her accomplishments.

Supports stricter gun laws. Proposed and signed measures targeting untraceable 3D-printed guns, and signed a 2022 law raising the minimum age to buy a semiautomatic rifle.