ALBANY – A Siena College poll released Tuesday revealed wide support across several demographics for Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed ban on masks. It also showed that Hochul, who faces reelection ...

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul ... or religious reasons. Hochul had proposed a mask ban in January. It was a broader proposal that was similar to a state ban on masks that existed before the COVID ...

Cellphones will soon be banned at New York schools from “bell-to-bell,” thanks to the policy’s inclusion in the state’s 2026 ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York lawmakers have reached a deal on a $254 billion budget for the next fiscal year, which includes a proposal to ban cellphones in public schools and ...

The conceptual deal includes changes to the state’s discovery laws, a ban on phones in schools, a new criminal charge for ...