Karen DeWitt
Capitol Bureau chiefKaren DeWitt is Capitol Bureau chief for New York State Public Radio, a network of 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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New York Attorney General Tish James released videotaped testimony of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo during a week when it was reported that he also faces a federal probe over sexual harassment allegations. -
Gov . Kathy Hochul says the state is prepared to deal with occurrences of the COVID-19 omicron variant.
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Farmers came to the State Capitol to speak against the potential enactment of a 40-hour overtime threshold for farmworkers.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul gave a COVID-19 briefing Monday, November 29, 2021.
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Tom Suozzi, Long Island congressional representative and former Nassau County executive, joins the crowded 2022 race for New York governor.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul is getting some blowback from local leaders who want her to impose stronger measures to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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The co-chairs of the New York State Climate Action Council say they are working to meet ambitious goals to fight global warming.
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The New York State Assembly's impeachment inquiry report finds that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo oversaw a toxic workplace where he sexually harassed multiple women.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul addressed the business group Association for a Better New York on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is expanding eligibility for COVID-19 booster shots to any adult in a high-transmission area who feels that they need one.
