Jack Arpey

“It was a lot of the same old, same old,” said Chris Assini, director of policy for Friends of Recovery New York.

While not a focus of her State of the State address, Hochul devoted a portion of her agenda to initiatives.

As part of her state of the state agenda, Gov. Kathy Hochul is taking aim at social media use among young people.

Her Unplug and Play initiative would fund things like playgrounds, community centers, athletic programs and other opportunities.

Experts say 2025 is different than 2017.

If enacted, cell phones would need be away for the entire school day starting next school year.

The updates were highly anticipated among educators after last year’s budget commissioned a study of the formula.

SUNY Chancellor John King says he is appreciative of the governor's support, but there is more to do.

The comments came following a budget hearing on Environmental Conservation and Energy that also focused heavily on the electric school bus mandate.

“Cap and Invest is continuing to move. We’re prioritizing moving the reporting rules first at the governor’s direction and that’s showing you that