ALBANY - Governor Kathy Hochul has approved a request to raise the maximum age to apply to become a state trooper from 29 to 34, state police announced.The change announced last Thursday is part of a larger effort to redesign its recruitment program to reach more potential female and minority candidates, Acting state Police Superintendent Steven Nigrelli said.“There are many qualified candidates from the military or other careers who decide that they want to transition to the State Police, but because of the previous age requirement, some were not eligible,” Nigrelli said in a statement. “These are individuals that have a…