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ALBANY (TNS) — Gov.Kathy Hochul'sfavorability rating among voters inNew Yorkhas reached its highest level sinceJanuary 2024, according to a new poll f...

OLEAN — Olean City School District's superintendent clarified Wednesday that she was not responsible for the removal of a school patrol officer at Eas...

Roughly 67 million Americans, most of whom are 65 or older, received Social Security benefits in 2023. An estimated 183 million workers paid the Socia...

If the federal government wants to keep Medicare and Social Security intact for the next 75 years, it will need an extra $78.2 trillion in cash that i...

The May 7 deadline for Real ID upgrades is coming up fast, but not everyone is going to have to make the change. Starting at the deadline, Americans w...

If the federal government wants to keep Medicare and Social Security intact for the next 75 years, it will need an extra $78.2 trillion in cash that i...

OLEAN — A 6.2% tax rate increase to $17.90 per $1,000 of assessed value on a $29,147,462 budget is spelled out in the finalized City of Olean budget t...

Gov. Kathy Hochul and the State Legislature’s all-Democrat majorities still can’t agree on a new state budget, but they’ve shown where they’re headed ...

Protestors lined up April 5 by Olean's Lincoln Park for protest number six. Despite the cold, this determined group assembled, waving flags and carryi...

OLEAN — The League of Women Voters of Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties has been honored as one of 37 ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge champion award...

ALBANY (TNS) — Elise Stefanik suffered a significant disappointment with the world watching. That couldn't have been easy. The Republican congresswoma...

ALBANY — This year, for once, state lawmakers’ failure to pass a timely budget could prove to be a stroke of luck. When President Donald Trump rolled ...

ALBANY (TNS) — President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order this week that directs the U.S. attorney general to evaluate state "climate" laws t...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Heading into Tax Day, if you listen to progressive policymakers for a few minutes, you’ll likely hear that few problems on Earth ca...

Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski said the lack of a state budget and meaningful progress toward cutting a more than $250 billion spending plan offered by D...

OLEAN — More than 200 demonstrators turned out Saturday in Olean to protest against President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, criticizing the ...

SALAMANCA — A man who was detained at an Olean Common Council meeting in March was taken into custody by federal immigration officials this past week....

OLEAN — After a few tweaks, the city’s 2025–26 budget appears to be sailing to a quick approval before the April 15 deadline. Council members in the f...