Nicholas Fandos and Jay Root Nicholas Fandos and Jay Root Posts Listings Following Posts Hochul Paid $2 Million for Outside Help on State of the State Speeches Gov. Kathy Hochul hired two big consulting firms as well as outside ghostwriters to help her prepare the annual addresses. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)