The result is a $5.3 billion surplus that Hochul is proposing to spend on rebate checks for taxpayers (totaling $3 billion ...

TikTok said Sunday it was restoring service to users in the United States after the popular video-sharing platform went dark ...

Lawmakers in states across the country passed legislation that allowed school districts to introduce stop-arm cameras on ...

A $252 billion New York budget plan by Gov. Kathy Hochul would ban student cell phones during school and hike school aid by ...

Private schools will have to pay for their own mobile phone pouches following a U-turn by the Government in relation to the controversial €9 million scheme that was announced in last October’s ...

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Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed school cellphone restrictions would require students to be separated from their devices from “bell to bell,” her office said Tuesday — meaning teens could lose access to ...

The proposal came Tuesday as Hochul presented her $252 billion 2026 state budget, which would send roughly $37.4 billion to ...

Through DIRBS, they identify and block unregistered or non-compliant devices, making it mandatory for consumers to pay substantial taxes on imported phones. While the initiative aims to curb ...

Inflation refund checks, money for subway safety and a program to ban cell phones in schools were all part of New York Governor Kathy Hochul's $252 billion fiscal year 2026 executive budget plan ...