New York’s FY 2026 budget funds a bell-to-bell smartphone ban for all public schools starting fall 2025. Heres' how it will ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a $254 billion budget deal with Senate and Assembly leaders that kept her plans to distribute ...

New York legislative leaders have reached an agreement on a $254 billion state budget, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced late ...

While neither Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins nor Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie had yet to join Hochul in ...

Lawmakers have indicated that the plan to revitalize New York's capital city remain uncontroversial, as plans to spend $400 ...

After weeks of negotiation, NY leaders reached a deal on the 2026 budget. One high-profile issue sparked surprising agreement behind the scenes.

New York State allocates $8 million to enhance security along the U.S.-Canada border, focusing on law enforcement and ...

Adams said he plans to expand after-school to 20,000 students in kindergarten through fifth grade over the next three years.

We’re going to be good stewards of the taxpayers’ resources,” Johnson said of budget reforms. “States will adjust to all of these things.” ...

Mayor Adams hopes to offer free after-school to more New York City families by opening 20,000 new program slots over the next ...

It’s a free-for-all. The handshake deal between Gov. Kathy Hochul and Albany lawmakers on a behemoth $254 billion state ...

NY Governor Hochul's $254 billion budget includes a ban on school cellphone use to counter digital distractions.