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 ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, announced a $254 billion budget deal on Monday that includes an agreement with state lawmakers to add an extra charge for people who wear masks while ...

Cellphones will soon be banned at New York schools from “bell-to-bell,” thanks to the policy’s inclusion in the state’s 2026 ...

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 ...