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U.S. Rep. Tom Reed said Tuesday he favors a direct payment to state and local governments in the next federal stimulus bill, but that it shouldn’t cov...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County could lose $8 million or more in state revenue due to lower tax receipts resulting from closures due to the coronav...

NEW YORK — New York is poised to get over 1,100 ventilators from China and Oregon as it scrambles to line up more breathing machines for the sickest c...

Recently we have seen commentary suggesting that COVID-19 is no big deal and that we should not worry. This sends a message that encourages complacenc...

ALBANY — Farmers from Cattaraugus County Farm Bureau returned from Albany this week after visiting with lawmakers to highlight New York Farm Bureau’s ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday signed a $40 million appropriation that will help the state combat the COVID-19 coronavirus, while also receiving broad p...

DOHA, Qatar — The United States signed a peace agreement with Taliban militants on Saturday aimed at bringing an end to 18 years of bloodshed in Afgha...

As many local, state and national governments grapple with how to deal with, and prevent, the spread of novel coronavirus, churches that provide commu...

Syracuse Media Group ALBANY (TNS) — A record 4.9 million New Yorkers signed up for coverage through the state health insurance exchange during the ope...

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed touts introduction of the Energy Sector Innovation Credit Act in the House Tuesday — a bill he called the “Alternate Green New Deal...

The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation has apparently forgotten, in its 50th anniversary year, that it is a public-service branch...

New York’s new public campaign finance system took effect this week with little fanfare, perhaps because few elected officials want to take credit (or...

It was typical Republican rhetoric in the Dec. 26 article on New York state’s budget deficit: “a self-inflicted wound on a bloated and corrupt system....

After wishing reporters a “Happy Thanksgiving” Tuesday morning, Rep. Tom Reed touted the House Problem Solvers Caucus role in the recent agreement to ...

From self-approved pay raises for city aldermen to a woman’s help improving diesel engines, from another insulting pre-season poll for the Bonnies to ...

LITTLE VALLEY — Will Republicans, who now control 12 of the 17 Cattaraugus County Legislature seats, maintain a majority after Tuesday’s elections? Al...

His name is instantly recognized by multiple generations of parents who turned to his book for guidance on raising children. Dr. Benjamin Spock’s “ Th...

LITTLE VALLEY — It’s Sheriffs Week in New York state, marking the contributions made by the office of sheriff in county government and in the statewid...