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NY governor faces fallout of running mate resignation

FILE - Former New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin leaves a hearing in federal court on Monday, April. 18, 2022, in New York. Benjamin previously plead not guilty to corruption charges. Nearly three weeks after New York's lieutenant governor resigned in a corruption scandal, Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers are trying to figure out how to replace him both in office and on the ballot.(AP Photo/Kevin Hagen, File)

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during an event to mark Earth Day with announcements on the environmental improvements on the infrastructure of the Empire State Building, Thursday, April 21, 2022, in New York. Earth Day falls on April 22 this year. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

NY governor faces fallout of running mate resignation