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 ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York, a moderate Democrat, used Fox News to amplify a message that her policies are “giving kids ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced ... billion worth of savings, Hochul said. One of the last sticking points in budget talks was Hochul’s late push to restrict wearing masks in public, which came ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said a classroom phone ban set to be implemented this year will protect students’ education. The “distraction-free school” policy will make New York the ...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is pushing ... bans or are considering legislation to restrict cellphone use in schools. New York is inching toward a “bell-to-bell” ban on cellphone use during ...

The budget includes $13.5 million for school to initiate the ban. Governor Hochul said, with 95% of teenagers having smart phones receiving an average of 250 notifications a day, that teachers are ...

On balance Gov. Hochul did quite well in the annual Albany tug of war with the Legislature, winning several important policy reforms, from a school smartphone ban to improving the discovery ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says a $254 billion state budget deal has been reached, including a "bell-to-bell" school cellphone ban. The governor's budget is nearly a month late, but it has most of ...

On Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul said the ban will start next September, but it has not yet been determined how schools will lock up phones. The state will provide $13.5 million to schools across New ...