government finances

OLEAN — Volunteers are being sought to help with the annual Pride in the Park event, set for June 29. Cattaraugus County Pride Coalition will host the...

The Biden budget deficit this fiscal year probably will exceed $1.6 trillion. This from a president who has repeatedly tried to pass himself off as a ...

WELLSVILLE — Voters in Wellsville Central School District will be asked to go to the polls June 10 to authorize, again, the construction of a new athl...

If you want inflation to drop, pay attention to the national debt. Interest payments on the debt recently surpassed spending on defense and Medicare, ...

DEAR RUSTY: Why, as I continue to work after age 65 and have FICA taxes taken from my check, am I — or anyone — also compelled under the threat of pen...

Other districts in Allegany and Cattaraugus counties reported their budgets passed in Tuesday’s statewide school votes and announced winners of their ...

OLEAN — The opportunity to pass a $56.17 million budget with a 1% increase in the tax levy will be presented to voters of the Olean City School Distri...

Area school boards are bringing their budgets to public votes on Tuesday. Most districts are reporting increases in overall spending as well as additi...

ALBANY (TNS) — Before heading to the Capitol earlier this week to rally with lawmakers to push for the passage of bills aimed at “rescuing” emergency ...

DEAR RUSTY: My wife and I have taken a Social Security “Cut” — no 3.2% raise for us, due to something called “IRMAA,” based on our income. We actually...

Local municipalities saw mixed sales tax receipts in April, the state’s fiscal watchdog reported this week. The Office of the State Comptroller report...

As the Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency extended a moratorium on commercial solar projects, it is also moving to pump the brakes on th...

OLEAN — Though unopposed, two candidates running to fill two seats on the Olean City School District’s Board of Education made their cases to be elect...