Hochul said the budget deal will include her "affordability agenda," which includes tax rebate checks of up to $500 for most ...

New York State would ban cellphones in public schools "bell to bell" beginning with the next school year under the agreement.

Thousands of pages of bill language that make up the budget will be released beginning Tuesday evening, meaning the public ...

Kathy Hochul announced a $254 billion budget Monday that ... is set to be the highest in state history and $100 billion more than the state budget 10 years ago. Skyrocketing prison costs ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York's Democratic legislative leaders are being criticized for muscling through a $254 billion late ...

New York legislative leaders have reached an agreement on a $254 billion state budget, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced late ...

The budget includes investments in climate priorities, community college associate degrees in high-demand industries, ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the largest New York state budget in history into law last week for fiscal year 2026, committing ...

Hochul sparred with her left flank for a month over several criminal justice, child welfare, and public safety measures ...

The Buffalo-born governor stopped short of saying whether the budget would include Mayor Christopher Scanlon's plan for 3% ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York insisted that the state budget, now a month overdue, include measures to increase public safety ...