governance

DETROIT (TNS) — President Joe Biden is treating the Constitution as a mere suggestion in calling for sweeping changes to the United States Supreme Cou...

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced legislation Thursday reaffirming that presidents do not have immunity for criminal action...

SMETHPORT, Pa. — One half of the Court of Common Pleas bench in McKean County is vacant with the recent retirement of Judge Christopher Hauser, and it...

Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign pits Americans who favor a citizen-based, democratic form of government against those who seek to centralize...

Local boards of elections have set hours for early voting in various local primaries this month. Several communities will host primaries on June 25, w...

For years, residents of South Dayton in Cattaraugus County have been dealing with an unsightly and undrinkable reality — turning on their taps only to...

In a strategic move to enhance community impact and streamline operations, the Allegany County United Way and the United Way in Cattaraugus County are...

ALBANY — A lack of government transparency remains an issue across New York’s agencies despite Gov. Kathy Hochul’s pledge three years ago to make that...

SALAMANCA — The Connecting Communities in Action Board of Directors is looking for community residents to join the Community Sector of the board. A pu...

IRVING — At a regular session of the Tribal Council on April 13, the council passed a resolution setting July 12 as the date of a referendum to determ...

SALAMANCA — Seneca Gaming Corporation Thursday announced the company’s Board of Directors selected officers for 2024-25 at its recent annual meeting. ...

Andrew Cuomo scored a significant win last week when a New York appellate court ruled that the state’s ethics commission is unconstitutional. The form...

A measure sponsored by state Sen. George Borrello that would prohibit what he called the “fraud-prone” practice of ballot harvesting has advanced thro...

“We the People. …” That phrase has endured for 244 years as the pillar of the U.S. Constitution, which has stood as America’s triumphant experiment in...

A community shout-out today goes to David Prince, who was honored with the Healthcare Trustees of New York State’s 2018 Trustee Leadership and Advocac...