New York’s guardianship program getting a look from the state Attorney General is great, but it also needs the insight of Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state Legislature.

The troubled system intended to protect the state’s most vulnerable residents is getting a look from the state attorney general’s office — official attention that’s coming none too soon.

Jake Pearson of the nonprofit newsroom ProPublica has for a year been reporting stories about the guardianship program that described evidence of alleged fraud, abuse and neglect.

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Among many other issues raised by ProPublica, their investigation found that there are simply too few “examiners” to monitor the care provided by guardians; only 157 exist for the 17,411 wards in New York City alone.

In the absence of proper oversight, rogue........

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