economies

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to mail $500 checks to millions of households has a problem: the sales tax “surplus” she wants to dish out doesn’t exist. Hoc...

Average gasoline prices in New York rose 1.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.12/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 6,118 stat...

Area unemployment rates remained near or at historic lows in October, the state Department of Labor reported. The Cattaraugus County unemployment rose...

Local sales taxes generally saw small declines in October, state officials reported. The Office of the State Comptroller reported that while 63% of co...

ALBANY — Two local groups will receive state aid to benefit arts programs. Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday announced over 2,000 grants totaling $62 mi...

Sales taxes collected at the local level rose at a slower rate in September and the third quarter across the state, Albany’s financial watchdog agency...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Americans can readily see the effects of record-high inflation every time they shop. Prices have soared, from the grocery store to ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — The degrowth movement, which had a moment a few years ago, is over — and not a moment too soon. As nations in Europe and North Americ...

A new report found that visitors to New York’s state park system generated nearly $6 billion in sales and boosted the state’s gross domestic product b...

BELMONT — Allegany County economic development officials plan to showcase their efforts for the public this month. The Allegany County Economic Develo...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cattaraugus County will host fall programming this Saturday. Experts from the Cornell Maple Program, ...

Average gasoline prices in New York fell 6.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.25/g Monday, while reports indicated even Olean outlets d...

Most local taxing authorities saw higher sales taxes in August compared to the year before, state officials said Tuesday. State Comptroller Thomas DiN...

One of the most important issues facing the country has been conspicuously absent from the U.S. presidential contest — and got only the most superfici...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — To say Americans are dissatisfied with the state of the economy is an understatement. Polls since late 2021 have consistently shown...

Average gasoline prices in New York have fallen 4.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.42 per gallon Tuesday, according to GasBuddy’s sur...

Donald Trump has proposed across-the-board tariffs on goods made abroad and sold in America, as well as substantial corporate tax cuts. Kamala Harris ...

The evidence against rent control is vast and continues to pile high. The latest example comes from Argentina. In 2020, Argentina faced rapidly rising...