At least eight states have enacted such bans over the past two years, and proposals are being considered in several more ...

Michael Mulgrew, President of the United Federation of Teachers joins CBS New York to discuss what a potential cellphone ban ...

The legislation revolves around allocating funding to building and improving playgrounds and community centers, creating ...

New York state’s 2.7 million students may soon have access to free school breakfast and lunch if a proposal by Governor Kathy ...

KEEP IT REAL: Real estate bigwigs mingled with the city’s political class at the Real Estate Board of New York’s annual gala ...

Governor Kathy Hochul alongside other state leaders in Albany are considering an update to New York's Involuntary Commitment law. This determines when police and other first responders intervene ...

In its sole mention of cap and invest, the State of the State book said only that by the end of this year, state agencies would propose new regulations on greenhouse gas reporting ...

New York funnels more money into its schools than any state in the nation — with only mediocre results to show for it, a ...

Gov. Hochul also proposed a middle-class tax cut for 75 percent of New Yorkers. "By cutting rates across five of the State’s ...

A new state Education Department initiative to have school districts discuss ways they can pool resources has been met with ...

NEW YORK -- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul revealed she is planning to call for a statewide ban on cellphones in schools next ...

Rensselaer County executive is pursuing a congressional bid and is also among dozens of applicants to be Hudson Valley ...