Governor Kathy Hochul aims to reduce classroom distractions with a proposed New York school cellphone ban starting in the 2025-26 academic year. School districts would determine device storage, ...

Caleb Rijos, 14, was fatally stabbed on his way to school. The man who the police say is responsible has a long criminal ...

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

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive budget plan estimates large increases in the state Medicaid program, a measure that some fiscal watchdogs say is not sustainable. Hochul’s $252 billion budget proposal, ...

Gov. Hochul kicked off the state's budget process on Tuesday by doing exactly the opposite of what you do when you make a ...

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 ...

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

After Governor Kathy Hochul released the proposed budget for Upstate Hospital renovations of $200 million, some lawmakers ...

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 ...

Governor Kathy Hochul's 2026 fiscal year executive budget is projected at $252 billion dollars, a 3.6% increase from last ...

The lofty wish list — a $8.6 billion annual spending hike — runs in accord with the administration’s affordability agenda, ...