State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement today regarding Gov. Kathy Hochul's State of the State Address:

"Today, Gov. Hochul outlined her new priorities as the state prepares for a different federal landscape and tries to help New Yorkers address affordability and improve quality of life in our state.

“Many of New York's families are feeling squeezed by the high cost of living. The Governor’s proposals for expanding child tax credits and providing school meals are significant actions addressing New York’s startlingly high rate of children living in poverty. These and other proposals and how we pay for them will be debated, and I look forward to the details when the state budget is released later this month.”