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    For disability rights advocate, this ‘compassion’ is a threat
    Commentary, New York
    For disability rights advocate, this ‘compassion’ is a threat
    CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
    May 12, 2025
    ALBANY — Clifton Perez of Troy, born legally blind, has spent his life blazing trails and fighting for the rights of people with disabilities. In the ...
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    How Medicaid ‘expansion’ changes could affect NY
    Commentary, New York
    How Medicaid ‘expansion’ changes could affect NY
    BILL HAMMOND 
    May 04, 2025
    ALBANY — As U.S. House Republicans consider cutbacks to federal Medicaid funding, their focus has turned to the so-called expansion population. Althou...
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    He’s gay and he supports Donald Trump
    Commentary, New York
    He’s gay and he supports Donald Trump
    CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
    May 02, 2025
    ALBANY (TNS) — Seamus Donnelly is Troy's deputy mayor and a lifelong city resident. He's also gay. Donnelly, 38, came out when he was 25 and is now ma...
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    George Santos gets a well-deserved sentence
    Commentary, New York
    George Santos gets a well-deserved sentence
    May 01, 2025
    Less than 2½ years after George Santos rocketed from obscurity to being presented as the face of a young new GOP, the now-former Long Island con(gress...
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    AI chatbots want you hooked — maybe too hooked
    Commentary, Nation World, New York
    AI chatbots want you hooked — maybe too hooked
    PARMY OLSON Bloomberg Opinion 
    Apr 30, 2025
    NEW YORK (TNS) — AI companions programmed to forge emotional bonds are no longer confined to movie scripts. They are here, operating in a regulatory W...
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    NY should invest in voluntary mental health treatment
    Commentary, New York
    NY should invest in voluntary mental health treatment
    SAKEENA TRICE 
    Apr 28, 2025
    NEW YORK — New Yorkers want a mental health system that is effective, just and benevolent. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to expand Kendra’s Law will ac...
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    New York staircase costs nearly $1M per step
    Commentary, Nation World, New York
    New York staircase costs nearly $1M per step
    Apr 25, 2025
    Every journey starts with a single step, but the cost of each step isn’t usually $935,000. That’s how much New York state will spend to repair each of...
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    New York is Uncle Sam’s piggy bank
    Commentary, Nation World, New York
    New York is Uncle Sam’s piggy bank
    Apr 24, 2025
    Thank you to state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for publishing an analysis of the balance of payments between the 50 states and the federal government . T...
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    Pope Francis’ legacy of mercy and compassion
    Commentary, Nation World, New York
    Pope Francis’ legacy of mercy and compassion
    Apr 21, 2025
    AsJorge Mario Bergoglioprepared to assume the papacy, he chose a new name: Francis. That choice was a tribute toSt. Francisof Assisi and set the stage...
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    Financial crisis of ’25? Better to be ready
    Commentary, Nation World, New York
    Financial crisis of ’25? Better to be ready
    Apr 18, 2025
    If there’s one thing investors have learned in recent days, it’s that there’s no way to guess what America will do next. With its on-again, off-again ...
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    Trump versus the meteor
    Commentary, New York
    Trump versus the meteor
    J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
    Apr 18, 2025
    "A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic." The quote attributed to Joseph Stalin has become the modus operandi for attacks on Pre...
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    Strong communities start with volunteer firefighters
    Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
    Strong communities start with volunteer firefighters
    ASSEMBLYMAN WILL BARCLAY 
    Apr 18, 2025
    New York’s volunteer firefighters have long demonstrated an unwavering commitment to protecting our communities. Whether responding to a fire, natural...
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    Social media’s ‘big tobacco moment’ is coming
    Commentary, Nation World, New York
    Social media’s ‘big tobacco moment’ is coming
    PARMY OLSON Bloomberg Opinion 
    Apr 16, 2025
    NEW YORK (TNS) — The new Bloomberg Originals documentary "Can’t Look Away," which follows parents suing tech companies after the deaths of their child...
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    Buffalo soccer stadium plan offers lessons for Albany
    Commentary, New York
    Buffalo soccer stadium plan offers lessons for Albany
    CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
    Apr 16, 2025
    ALBANY (TNS) — Last week, a group planning to bring professional soccer to Buffalo said it would build a 7,600-seat stadium. Construction is set to be...
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    Stefanik will keep on trucking (and Trumping)
    Commentary, Nation World, New York
    Stefanik will keep on trucking (and Trumping)
    CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
    Apr 14, 2025
    ALBANY (TNS) — Elise Stefanik suffered a significant disappointment with the world watching. That couldn't have been easy. The Republican congresswoma...
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    After tariff shock, Albany should face its new fiscal reality
    Commentary, New York
    After tariff shock, Albany should face its new fiscal reality
    BILL HAMMOND 
    Apr 11, 2025
    ALBANY — This year, for once, state lawmakers’ failure to pass a timely budget could prove to be a stroke of luck. When President Donald Trump rolled ...
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    New York suddenly wants to be mean to Elon Musk
    Commentary, New York
    New York suddenly wants to be mean to Elon Musk
    CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
    Apr 10, 2025
    COLONIE — Despite a cold and brutal wind, protesters gathered outside Colonie Town Hall on Tuesday evening to express their distaste for Elon Musk. I'...
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    NY’s small businesses need unemployment insurance fix
    Commentary, New York
    NY’s small businesses need unemployment insurance fix
    ASHLEY RANSLOW 
    Apr 09, 2025
    ALBANY — For the last four years, New York’s small businesses have been shouldering the burden of the Empire State’s pandemic-related Unemployment Ins...
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    Pipeline infrastructure a necessity for New York, the Northeast
    Commentary, Nation World, New York
    Pipeline infrastructure a necessity for New York, the Northeast
    AL WYNN The Center Square 
    Apr 09, 2025
    In early March, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made his bid to re-enter politics and challenge incumbent New York City Mayor Eric Adams. His pitch ...
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    Did elections in Fla., Wis. reflect changed political environment?
    Commentary, Nation World, New York
    Did elections in Fla., Wis. reflect changed political environment?
    NATHAN L. GONZALES CQ-Roll Call 
    Apr 03, 2025
    WASHINGTON (TNS) — With 19 months to go before the midterm elections, it’s too early to know what the political environment will be like inNovember 20...
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    Evan Snyder is valedictorian, Sullivan Hoffman is salutatorian at Olean High
    Daily Headlines, Local News, News
    Evan Snyder is valedictorian, Sullivan Hoffman is salutatorian at Olean High
    Olean Times Herald staff, Kellen Quigley kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    May 13, 2025
    OLEAN — Evan Snyder has been named the valedictorian of the Olean High School Class of 2025, while Sullivan Hoffman is the salutatorian. Snyder is the...
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    Olean Senior Center announces events schedule
    Local News, News
    Olean Senior Center announces events schedule
    May 13, 2025
    OLEAN — The Olean Senior Center, 112 N. Barry St., in the John J. Ash Community Building, announces its schedule for the week of May 19. The center is...
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    Bonnies celebrate Senior Day Sunday
    Bonnies celebrate Senior Day Sunday
    May 13, 2025
    ST. BONAVENTURE — The St. Bonaventure baseball team lost a heartbreaker on Senior Day, dropping the final game of three-game series against the Massac...
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    Trinette Brewer marks 25 years of service at Cutco Corp.
    Local News, News
    Trinette Brewer marks 25 years of service at Cutco Corp.
    May 13, 2025
    OLEAN — Trinette Brewer, senior server analyst for Cutco Corp., has celebrated 25 years of service with the company. Brewer joined Cutco on May 8, 200...
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    Albany’s belated — and bloated — budget
    Commentary, Local Columnists
    Albany’s belated — and bloated — budget
    BILL HAMMOND 
    May 13, 2025
    ALBANY — The State Legislature approved the last of nine budget bills Thursday evening, 38 days after the start of the fiscal year. The state-funded p...
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    Efforts continue to bring back the Babcock Theater in Wellsville
    Local News, News
    Efforts continue to bring back the Babcock Theater in Wellsville
    KATHRYN ROSS news@oleantimesherald.com 
    May 13, 2025
    WELLSVILLE — The Babcock Movie Theater Preservation Society is continuing steps towards reopening the iconic location on Main Street. The society awai...
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