Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a statewide plan on Wednesday afternoon that will restrict the use of devices such as smartphones ...

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- Governor Kathy Hochul announced her proposed fiscal year budget for 2026. The budget plans to deliver more than $5 billion in tax cuts, credits and refunds to families statewide.

It looked like 2025 could be a tipping point for climate action in New York. Instead, the governor is backtracking on key ...

Headlines have been dominated by the promises of Governor Hochul in her “State of the State” address to place a police officer on every subway train from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. This comes on the heels of Ms ...

State lawmakers will start dissecting and scrutinizing Governor Hochul's proposed $252 Billion dollar budget plan with hearings starting Jan. 27. RELATED: Governor's free tuition proposal raises ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (TNND) — Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., on Tuesday made an urgent appeal for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to ...

One of the major themes of Governor Hochul’s speech yesterday was children and families. Many of the proposals she set forth have to do with child care, an expanded child tax credit, and free ...

The temperatures are still low, but the funding is rising. Gov. Hochul has locked in $35 million to go toward a state program that helps low-income New Yorkers heat their homes in the winter — a ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Highway superintendents across New York State are frustrated over Governor Hochul's proposed 2025-2026 budget which includes no new funding for town highways and bridges.

The change was among a handful of eleventh-hour tweaks to Hochul’s policy briefing book.

The program was slated to expire this year, but Hochul wants to push that deadline out to 2030. The governor also pitched a new program: Relocation Assistance Credit Per Employee Program.

This comes on top of a combined 36% increase over Hochul’s first three years as governor. When this Medicaid budget is through, it’s likely to spend 60% more than what she inherited in 2021 ...