Cell Phone Ban

(Airs 04/03/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Jimmy Vielkind, public media reporter for WNYC and The Gothamist about the late state budget, a potential cell phone ban in schools, the impact of federal cuts, and much more.

(Airs 03/27/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York state Republican Assemblyman Ed Ra about the continuing budget negotiations over a possible cell phone ban in schools, criminal justice issues, and much more.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has included more than $13 million in her executive budget to support a statewide ban on cellphones in schools.

With a potential state ban on cell phones in schools looming, the Schenectady City School District Board of Education has approved a new policy governing the use of the electronic devices.

(Airs 08/16/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: We’ll take a look at the state’s Internet for All grant program, school districts across NY move forward to remove cellphones from classrooms, and if you’re on the Hudson River this month, you might see a new vessel keeping the waterway clean.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul convened a youth mental health roundtable Monday at Guilderland High School in Albany County.

Massachusetts has become the 16th state with a law that bans drivers from holding phones. The new law which takes effect on February 23rd, 2020, prohibits…

A veteran political journalist for The Daily News frequently heard on WAMC was arrested Wednesday for violating a cellphone ban in the lobby of the New…

A key roadblock to banning the use of hand-held electronic devices like cell phones in Vermont has been overcome with a key senator's change in position…

The Vermont House has advanced a bill that would ban the use of all but hands-free cellphones and other electronic devices while driving.Backers say…