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NEW YORK — More than 800,000 noncitizens and “Dreamers” in New York City will have access to the ballot box — and could vote in municipal elections as...

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed announced his endorsement Thursday of his former aide Joe Sempolinski for Congress in 2022. Reed, who announced last year he would ...

ALBANY — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered her first State of the State address Wednesday, outlining an agenda for an economic comeback from the co...

ALBANY — New York’s Democrat-controlled Legislature will make key decisions in 2022 on everything from the roll-out of recreational marijuana sales to...

BELMONT — Allegany County officials welcomed new leadership for 2022 with plans to work together as a team to tackle the county’s needs amid the COVID...

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul wants New York to impose term limits on her office and other statewide elected officials and ban them from earning an out...

WELLSVILLE — The new director of public works for the village has only been on the job for a month but he is already impressed by what he sees. Addres...

ALBANY (TNS) — The potential criminal fallout for former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo from his alleged harassment of multiple women continued to fade this wee...

BELMONT — Forty-two months after his death, Wallace C. “Wally” Higgins of Alfred is still serving the senior citizens of Allegany County. Higgins pass...

ALBANY (TNS) — Twelve members of New York’s ethics commission were rebuffed by their top staffer when they sought to send a letter to the state attorn...

ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration has pledged to increase compliance with a 2011 law requiring the executive branch to publicly report...

ALBANY (TNS) — In six months as GOP conference leader, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik has used her microphone to broadcast a message of a nation in crisis, ...

The holidays are certainly a time to celebrate by enjoying many of our favorite foods and, of course, beverages. Which means it’s also a time to remin...

ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University’s Board of Trustees is continuing its search for the university’s next permanent president into the new y...

NEW YORK — New York City is poised to bar most new buildings from using natural gas in six years, after lawmakers voted Wednesday to make the nation’s...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers continue to encourage residents to wear masks to slow the spread of COVID-19, but they won’t enforce the ...

With the approach of the 2022 Legislative Session, one of the first issues bound to stir debate will be the Jan. 15 expiration of our state’s most rec...

Politicians sometimes compare money to water. No matter how hard anyone might try to keep it out, it finds a way to get in. Lately it has become clear...