Students throughout New York state might have to give up their cellphones during school hours starting next fall under a ...

The RISE commission had been on the chopping block after councilmembers said it had been ineffective. But Mayor Robin D.

Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul laid out a $252 billion spending plan for the state’s next fiscal year — proposing cuts to taxes on ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul dropped in on classes at Farnsworth Middle School in Guilderland on Wednesday. The lesson plan was to ...

The Department of Homeland Security announced Monday that immigration officers will be permitted to arrest migrants who are in the U.S. illegally at locations, including schools and churches.

An Albany was sentenced to up to 17 years in prison after admitting to burglary charges.Willie Moses, 49, pleaded guilty in ...

Hochul pitched it again like last year's proposal as an affordability budget for New Yorkers with proposed tax rebate checks, ...

Governor Kathy Hochul’s spending plan is the largest executive budget in state history. “In terms of how fast the budget has ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul refused to advocate for an increase in charter schools in her $252 billion spending plan, in what choice ...

New York State Capitol for WNYC and Gothamist. Prior to that, he covered the Capitol for more than a decade for the USA TODAY Network. He has twice earned the Walter T. Brown Memorial Award, an honor ...

Students could soon go from scrolling to schooling.A bold initiative unveiled by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday, Jan ...

A man who confessed to sexually abusing over 100 children died in a New York State prison after nearly three decades behind ...