Each week, syracuse.com will look back at some of our most important and valuable journalism from the previous week. Here are six stories for the week of Jan. 12, 2025. Subscribe to get the Syracuse.com Exclusives newsletter delivered to your email inbox every Sunday.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has accumulated a campaign fund of nearly $15.5 million, which includes contributions from Delaware North chairman Jeremy Jacobs and several family members.

NEW YORK -- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul revealed she is planning to call for a statewide ban on cellphones in schools next week. A cellphone ban would alleviate concerns over students getting too distracted and make schools safer, Hochul said in an exclusive interview Thursday with CBS News New York.

The governor said changes to the discovery law had brought unintended consequences for the speedy trial law, resulting in too many cases being dismissed.

New York City Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that she is deploying more police officers to the New York City subway system.

Foundation Aid is the single-largest source of financial support for public schools in the state, sending billions of dollars to Nassau and Suffolk counties alone.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul laid out an ambitious agenda for 2025 during her State of the State address at the Hart Theater in Albany on Tuesday.

Kathy Hochul’s 2025 State of the State address: “Gov. Hochul’s address today was a welcome declaration that she is focused on making New York more affordable for working families.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a plan to offer free tuition for certain associate degree programs at state and city colleges for residents between the ages of 25 and 55.

Albany $400 Million” doesn’t have quite the same ring as “Buffalo Billion,” so maybe we should call Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to spend big on the city the “Albany Rescue Plan.” The proposed spending package,

ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to cut state income taxes by $1 billion over the next two years — part of an agenda aimed at combating voters’ economic concerns that helped deliver President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. The Democratic governor is also trying to improve her own political standing ahead of her 2026 reelection.

The Democratic governor is set to announce free tuition for New Yorkers aged 25 to 55 studying nursing, teaching or engineering.