You get a check! And you get a check!
Free checks of up to $400 began being sent out to millions of New Yorkers on Friday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced.
Some 8.2 million eligible households across the Empire State should expect to receive the “inflation refund” checks over the next two months as part of Hochul’s handout program, officials said.
Gov. Kathy Hochul says her “inflation rebate checks” will be going out over the next two months. Youtube
The Democratic governor, who is up for re-election next year, had been touting her so-called inflation refund all summer and finally announced Friday that checks were starting to hit the mail, calling the endeavor a “one-time statement.”
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