Gov. Hochul hits back at Rep. Elise Stefanik ‘affordability’ attack – by pointing out NY’s dismal 45th ranking in the US

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Gov. Kathy Hochul stepped in again this week to counter Rep. Elise Stefanik’s claim that New York is the “most unaffordable state in the nation.” She pointed to a U.S. News & World Report ranking that placed the Empire State as the 45th most affordable state, not the “least,” as Stefanik had suggested in Politico.

In her response, Stefanik called Hochul “the Worst Governor in America,” accusing her of making New York the most expensive place to live with high taxes, utility costs, and energy prices. Hochul’s campaign spokesman, Ryan Radulovacki, blasted the congresswoman for “covering up her ‘deciding vote’ for Trump’s cost‑raising agenda, her cuts to police funding, and her green‑lighting of Trump‑era tariffs that hurt small businesses and raise everyday costs for hardworking New Yorkers.”

When a separate press briefing asked Hochul to name the governor’s proudest accomplishment, she highlighted her administration’s efforts to stabilize the state’s economy and slash crime rates after the COVID‑19 pandemic, saying she’s proud of the progress made in those areas.

For context, U.S. News & World Report’s affordability analysis broke the metric into several sub‑categories. New York ranked 49th in opportunity, 34th in infrastructure, and 24th in crime and corrections—generally lagging behind other states. However, the state earned top‑10 spots in fiscal stability, natural environment, and healthcare. California emerged as the least affordable, with New Jersey, Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Washington outperforming New York in the affordability race.

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