Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said she supports a new plan from Gov. Kathy Hochul to ban cell phones, bell-to-bell in schools.

From Mayor Adams’ quid pro quo accusations to a statewide prison strike, Hochul has had to fight several metaphorical fires – ...

New York lawmakers are challenging Governor Kathy Hochul's proposed "bell-to-bell" cell phone ban in schools. The Senate's ...

ENDWELL, N.Y. (WBNG) -- New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced that her budget plan for 2025-2026 includes a ban on phones in schools. The initiative is called the “bell-to-bell” and is ...

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) backed off a plan to scrap telephone services for millions of ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is urging lawmakers to approve her “bell-to-bell” proposal, which would ban cell phones in New York public schools.Gov. Hochul, alongside Common Sense Media, issued a letter Tuesday ...

New York's proposed smartphone ban in schools is causing division, with Governor Hochul advocating for an all-day ban while Senate Democrats suggest limiting it to class time.

For generations, students never had access to smartphones in schools so there were no contentious issues. These days, ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Kathy Hochul held a youth roundtable in Albany Tuesday with Common Sense Media, a non-profit that ...

Backers of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed “bell-to-bell” ban on the use of smartphones in schools are flunking Democrats in the ...

Governor Hochul and Common Sense Media propose banning smartphones during school hours in New York, with backing from ...