Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams have challenged their West Coast counterparts. Hochul issued a challenge to California Gov. Gavin Newsom. "Here's my wager to you, governor.

But the city did lose most of its middle class, just as California is doing now. Meanwhile, upstate New York experienced decades of wintry economic weather before rediscovering its enormous assets ...

which helped push an ordinance in New York City, set to take effect in November, and one modeled after it at the state level that is now on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk. If California Gov.

California's climate lawsuit will waste countless resources and has little or no chance of succeeding. Identical lawsuits launched by New York City were already struck down in federal court.