WRGB-Albany is reporting Gov. Kathy Hochul's executive order issued over the weekend will allow state lawmakers to meet virtually through January 15. At the same time, the order leaves a question as to how the 2021 State-of-the-State address will be delivered. Legislation adopted in September permits public bodies to socially distance while conducting their meetings, as long as the meetings are made available to the public. That provision could impact the state of the state and the opening of the legislative session scheduled for January 5. Hochul has already discussed the possibility of a scaled-down address with a limited number of guests because of the pandemic. In her COVID briefing December 27, the governor was asked about whether she would consider extending the utility moratorium which expired last week. She said her goal was to get people back to work so that they would not need that kind of assistance. Read the full story at CBS6Albany [dot] com.