As part of her $252 billion 2026 Executive Budget, Hochul has earmarked $3 billion in inflation refunds for eligible New ...

Although there was over $9 billion allotted for various transportation initiatives, the $252 billion fiscal year 2026 executive budget did not mention any funds for the Metropolitan Transportation ...

WBFO's Disability Reporter Emyle Watkins analyzes a portion of Governor Kathy Hochul's State of the State speech that caught ...

During the unveiling of the fiscal year 2026 executive budget, Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed a statewide policy to ban cell ...

The credit, which goes further than Gov. Hochul's proposed increase to the Empire State Child Credit, will make a real ...

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, ...

The legislation would ban cellphones and other devices that can access the internet throughout the school day.

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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 ...

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

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