Governor Kathy Hochul has brought plans forward for a proposed ban on smartphones in public schools. It’s part of the governor’s State of the State Address, and if enacted, would be up to individual ...

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced Bipartisan legislation which would authorize $100 million in federal funding, so states can train childcare workers and build or ...

A proposal introduced in the New York Legislature could make it a crime for people to wear face masks to harass or threaten someone.

Grants and financing totaling $62.2 million will go to the Buffalo Sewer Authority to install upgrades for primary treatment and high-rate disinfection at the Bird Island Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Hochul and her top advisors are standing by the payroll services overhaul for the consumer directed personal assistance program, CDPAP, after moving to consolidate approximately 700 firms into one ...

Another $10 million in state funding is now available to offer a statewide youth and teen mental health first aid program, Gov. Kathy Hochul said.

The statewide teachers union is celebrating Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed investments in education in the state budget.

New York students may no longer have cellphones with them from “bell to bell” under Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed ban, but public schools will still need to ...

Governor Kathy Hochul has introduced a legislative proposal aimed at restricting cell phone use in schools across New York ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has now concluded the annual ritual of offering the State of the State Address; one filled with her vision for the new legislative year, one that is more aspirational than attainable ...

A potential "bell to bell" cell phone ban in New York State schools has received a warm reception from the legislature after Governor Kathy Hochul proposed the ban during her recent State of the ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is changing her tune about the future of SUNY Downstate’s University Hospital.