Hochul wants schools to ban smartphones and other internet-enabled devices before the next school year. Lawmakers are open to ...

Cellphones will no longer be allowed in New York schools if Gov. Kathy Hochul gets her way. The New York governor announced on Tuesday a proposal to ban smartphones from hallways, ...

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Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2025-26 budget includes over $425 million to address violence in New York prisons following an inmate ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) will face pressure from Democratic lawmakers to find new revenue sources for her $252 billion ...

Hochul’s $252 billion budget proposal, released on Tuesday, allocates $35.4 billion for the Health Department’s Medicaid ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on January 21 a proposal to ban cell phones in classrooms. She stated that cell ...

New York lawmakers are voicing concern over Governor Kathy Hochul’s record-breaking $252 billion executive budget, with ...

The 2026 fiscal year budget for New York State was unveiled Tuesday. Governor Kathy Hochul is touting a $252B plan that she ...

Part of Hochul's newly unveiled $252 billion budget dedicates $47 million to provide tuition-free community college education ...

Public safety, housing and mental health were three big issues when Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled her fiscal year 2026 budget proposal on Tuesday. The governor figures to cover it all, it will take $252 ...

A budget plan by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul includes a proposal to ban student use of cell phones during school.