Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York, an unabashed fan of the Buffalo Bills, was perhaps never more popular than on Sunday in ...

Former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin handled it differently. He resigned the same day the feds charged him in a bribery scheme and ...

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New York students may no longer have cell phones with them from “bell to bell” under Gov. Hochul’s proposed ban, but public schools will still need to find a way to get messages from parents ...

“It is nauseating that Governor Hochul proposes flushing . . . state taxpayer dollars down the Film/TV production pay-to-play toilet,” said John Kaehny, the group’s executive directo ...

The temperatures are still low, but the funding is rising. Gov. Hochul has locked in $35 million to go toward a state program that helps low-income New Yorkers heat their homes in the winter — a ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul refused to advocate for an increase in charter schools in her $252 billion proposed budget, in what education-choice advocates say was ceding to the powerful teachers union ahead ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a statewide plan on Wednesday that will restrict the use of devices such as smartphones, smart watches, and tablets in K-12 schools throughout ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on January 21 a proposal to ban cell phones in classrooms. She stated that cell phones in the classroom are a major disruption for all students.

GUILDERLAND, N.Y. (WRGB) — Governor Kathy Hochul continued her push for a bold initiative to ban cell phone use in schools, stating that a "war is being waged" on children due to the negative ...

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul's earlier budget proposals always seemed to contain an element destined to rankle some faction of the State Legislature — whether it was an MTA payroll tax ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Governor Kathy Hochul has revealed details of her plan to ban smartphones in New York schools as part of her FY 2026 Executive Budget Proposal. The governor's office said ...