Hochul revealed her 2026 budget for the state on Tuesday afternoon, showing an $8.6 billion increase in spending — a 3.6% raise from 2025.

Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul laid out a $252 billion spending plan for the state’s next fiscal year — proposing cuts to taxes on the middle class, broad affordability-focused programs meant

New York's school cellphone ban is one step closer to a reality, Gov. Kathy Hochul says. Here's how it would work.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is proposing legislation to ban cell phones in public school classrooms, saying the move is necessary to give students a “distraction-free learning environment.”