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OLEAN — Data from the latest ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) report shows a significant percentage of households in Cattaraugus an...

ALBANY (TNS) — Legislation incorporated into the latest state budget in 15 years has been signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul after more than a month of negot...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochuland Attorney GeneralLetitia Jamesannounced thatNew Yorkand a coalition of 11 other states are suing theTrump Adminis...

Roughly 67 million Americans, most of whom are 65 or older, received Social Security benefits in 2023. An estimated 183 million workers paid the Socia...

The Trump administration issued an order Wednesday to stop construction on a major offshore wind project to power more than 500,000 New York homes, th...

Person Centered Services and six other care coordination organizations (CCO) are the only entities that address the comprehensive care needs of people...

Talk is cheap, but moving is expensive. That’s why it’s worth looking at which states attract the most new residents. Last month, StorageCafe, a listi...

Republican congressmen representing the Twin Tiers region express excitement that the Trump administration is delivering on promises to remake the gov...

Social Security benefits may see an adjustment in 2026, with the latest projection indicating the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment is estimated to be ar...

Let’s be honest with ourselves. The current political climate is toxic for both sides of the aisle. For some time now, though, it has been extreme and...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Social Security’s deep popularity among voters has earned it a reputation as the third rail of politics, meaningCongressis afraid t...

NEW YORK (TNS) — While touring the flood-ravaged areas ofNorth Carolinarecently, PresidentDonald Trumpdeclared: “I think we’re going to recommend that...

NEW YORK (TNS) — The housing market appears to be starting 2025 in much the same way as it started 2024, with elevated mortgage rates, low levels of t...

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget presentation included a number of Assembly Minority Conference ideas, but at its core, the plan still fails to properly pri...

ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday released the full details of her massive spending proposal that she said would make New York less expensiv...

Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski called Gov. Kathy Hochul’s $252 billion executive budget proposal, which she unveiled Tuesday, “grossly irresponsible” and...

The New York State Senate Republican Conference, including Southern Tier Sens. George Borrello and Tom O'Mara, have unveiled “Liberate New York,” a le...

ALBANY (TNS) — "Albany$400 Million" doesn't have quite the same ring as "Buffalo Billion," so maybe we should call Gov.Kathy Hochul'sproposal to spend...