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OLEAN — An upcoming state Constitutional Amendment vote on the repeal of a debt ceiling for small city school districts could allow them to operate un...

The New York State Public Service Commission has alerted consumers of phone calls in which scammers pretend to represent the commission and request mo...

ITHACA — A survey of farmers in four Northeast states, including New York, found that incentive payments encouraged participants to plant twice as man...

October, just a couple of days away now, is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Feeling festively fall and in the mood to decorate? Pick up a cute...

ALBANY (TNS) — Gun store owners in New York said there have been glitches in the state’s processing of background checks for ammunition purchases unde...

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LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers voted Wednesday to renew for two years an additional 1% mortgage recording tax that has been in effect fo...

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy said Wednesday he hopes Congress can avoid a government shutdown at midnight Saturday as House Republicans insisted on south...

OLEAN — A change to “put more teeth” in the city’s trash ordinance was unanimously passed Tuesday. The Olean Common Council voted 7-0 in favor of a ch...

ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul said the upcoming year’s state budget will likely include a “substantial” amount of funding for managing the influx o...

State Sen. George Borrello joined 69 fellow senators and assemblymen Tuesday in sending a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul urging her to sign the Cannabis ...

WELLSVILLE — A derelict house at 63 Seneca St. continues to plague the village board, but things are looking up for the old theater marquee. Members o...

Only two area municipalities received fiscal stress ratings for their 2022 financials, the state reported Tuesday, but 15 did not provide their inform...

Rather than being spiteful, the state should try being helpful. At issue is the state’s unwillingness to help school districts pay to remove offensive...

President Joe Biden likes to sell himself as a pro-union president, but his policies are contributing to a major strike. On Sept. 15, members of the U...

Rural areas of the state need help dealing with population and labor force losses, as well as increasing services to help an aging population, the sta...

ST. BONAVENTURE — The newly created Brian and John McAllister Business Scholars Program Endowment will provide a pathway to professional careers for b...

Gov. Kathy Hochul had the chance to make New York’s onerous property taxes just a little bit fairer — and she whiffed. The Friday before Christmas, wh...