Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration issued permits for compressor stations that will increase the flow of natural gas along a major pipeline.

Kathy Hochul. The governor made the announcement on Friday as sightings spread across New York and New Jersey. State and federal authorities said the flying objects posed no threat to the public.

Entering her fourth full year in office, Gov. Kathy Hochul presented her agenda for the year in her annual State of the State address in Albany on Tuesday. She touted middle-class tax cuts and rebates ...