Kathy Hochul appointed as first woman Governor of New York

Kathy Hochul was appointed as the first woman governor of New York on  Tuesday. She took control of a state government desperate to get back to business after months of distractions over sexual harassment allegations afainst previous Governor Cuomo. Hochul’s ascent to the top job was a history-making moment in a capital where women have only recently begun chipping away at a notoriously male-dominated political culture.For the first time, a majority of the most powerful figures in New York state government will be women, including state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Attorney General Letitia James and the chief judge, DiFiore. The state Assembly is led by a man, Speaker Carl Heastie.