Hochul and Blakeman duel over rising costs

Governor Hochul and Blakeman clash on affordability in New York race.

Oct 20, 2026

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Hochul and Blakeman duel over rising costs

Governor Hochul and Blakeman clash on affordability in New York race.

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Governor Hochul and Blakeman clash on affordability in New York race. New York governor Hochul and Blakeman debate rising costs with Hochul targeting insurance fraud and Blakeman proposing utility bill cuts. Originally reported by ABC7 New York.

Hochul targets insurance fraud

Gov. Hochul targets staged car crashes in 6 new arrests

Governor Hochul announced 16 arrests for staging car crashes to collect insurance money.

Blakeman blames Hochul for high utility costs

Blakeman campaigned with George Pataki and blamed Hochul for expensive utility bills.

Hochul's insurance premium claim

Hochul said the average New Yorker pays about $4,000 a year for auto insurance.

Blakeman's utility bill proposals

Blakeman's utility bill proposals

Blakeman proposed cutting utility bills in half by rolling back clean energy surcharges.

Hochul rejects Blakeman's energy plan

Hochul called Blakeman's energy proposals unrealistic and extreme for New York.

Here's the gist

New York governor Hochul and Blakeman debate rising costs with Hochul targeting insurance fraud and Blakeman proposing utility bill cuts.

Read the original on ABC7 New York

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