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 ...

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 ...

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

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced inflation refund checks of up to $500 will be paid to eligible New Yorkers.

Hochul wants schools to ban smartphones and other internet-enabled devices before the next school year. Lawmakers are open to ...

A Broadalbin man pleaded guilty to federal child sex abuse image charges Wednesday. Damian Quillinan, 50, was under probation for a previous child sex abuse image case when he received new charges.