Legislators fights for prison reform in New York budget in latest Senate bill
Legislators in New York have a little over two weeks to come to an agreement on the 2026 state budget. The Senate adopted a ...
Senate Dems slammed for trying to ‘water down’ Gov. Hochul’s school smartphone ban: ‘Almost meaningless’
Backers of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed “bell-to-bell” ban on the use of smartphones in schools are flunking Democrats in the ...
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Governor and NYS Senate differ on school cell phone ban policy
Governor Kathy Hochul has made it clear she wants schools to be places where kids can learn without being distracted by their ...
These new state laws take effect in New York this March
A new law, sponsored by State Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D-North Shore/South Brooklyn), will require judges and district ...
New York lawmakers push back on Hochul’s ‘bell-to-bell’ cell phone ban
In the senate’s one-house budget resolution, a response to Hochul’s proposed executive budget, lawmakers argued that school ...
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NY Dems call for millionaire tax hikes, crackdown on corporate investors in housing market
The state legislature is doubling down on the governor’s proposal to deter institutional investors from buying single-family homes in New York. Senate and Assembly Democrats on Tuesday released ...
Senate Democrats Tell N.Y. State Bar To Investigate Trump’s Deputy AG For Dropping Eric Adams Charges
Emil Bove committed professional misconduct by pressuring prosecutors to drop Adams’ charges, senators allege.
N.Y. school cellphone ban: Here are the proposed changes from state lawmakers
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As Gov. Kathy Hochul aims to instate a statewide cellphone ban in schools from bell-to-bell, New York ...
Here Are the Senate Democrats Who Helped Republicans Avert a Shutdown
Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada were among the first Democrats to publicly back the Republican funding bill, arguing that a ...