economy

DEAR RUSTY: Please explain the Medicare premium increase based on income reported to Social Security. For those of us who waited to draw Social Securi...

Progressives who argue that “the rich” should pay their “fair share” of income taxes are inadvertently arguing they should get a tax cut. The IRS rece...

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...

Small Business Saturday, a 15-year-old push to back local businesses as the holiday shopping season begins, will return this weekend. The U.S. Chamber...

ALFRED — A group of Cornell Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows visited Alfred State and interacted with faculty, staff and the community. The group visited cl...

LITTLE VALLEY — Unanimously and without comment Tuesday, Cattaraugus County lawmakers approved a $293.7 million budget for 2025, up less than 1% from ...

This week, after all the turkey, stuffing and pie have been gobbled up, many people's thoughts shift toward holiday shopping and Black Friday sales. A...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Employers and workers may not realize it, but they just dodged a bullet. They can thank a federal judge in Texas who just tossed ou...

NEW YORK (TNS) — President-elect Donald Trump’s economic legacy may well depend on whether he prefers the comparative form of an adjective. Specifical...

LITTLE VALLEY — A hearing on the proposed Cattaraugus County budget for the 2025 fiscal year will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Lawmakers are expected to...

CLEMSON, S.C. (TNS) — “Here is the reality,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders in his analysis of Donald Trump’s strong electoral victory and support from some...

BELMONT — A state grant will help Allegany County property owners renovate vacant spaces to improve the area’s rental apartment stock. State officials...

ALBANY (TNS) — Some state tax incentive programs could be in peril next year as lawmakers consider slimming down underperforming initiatives to prepar...

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...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation is proposing changes to the so-called Forest Tax Law to lessen administrative burdens on participat...

Average gasoline prices in New York have fallen 0.7 cents per gallon in the last week, while prices at most outlets in Olean dropped 6 cents on Tuesda...

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...