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Adopt transparency, open government in NY
Local Columnists, New York, Opinion
Mar 14, 2023
It’s Sunshine Week, a nationwide annual occurrence when open government advocates and the press push for greater transparency in how the public’s busi...
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In Albany, the fear of too much democracy
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
Mar 08, 2023
ALBANY (TNS) — A top concern of most Albany lawmakers is job security. They don’t want to make it easy for voters to choose somebody else. That helps ...
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Area schools get Smart Schools Bond Act plans approved
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News
BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
Mar 08, 2023
Four area schools are among the 61 plans approved by the Smart Schools Review Board, totaling $2.25 million in local aid. Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesd...
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Right Thinkers move meetings to Allegany
Cattaraugus County, News
Olean Times Herald staff 
Mar 07, 2023
ALLEGANY — The Right Thinkers group have moved their monthly meeting place to The Hall, 80 N. Fourth St., in Allegany, the former Allegany High School...
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Advocates say aging NY needs more state investment
News, NY State News
RAGA JUSTIN Times Union, Albany 
Mar 06, 2023
ALBANY (TNS) — New York is growing older at a faster pace than ever and as the number of impoverished elderly adults across the state has increased dr...
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Santos under investigation by House Ethics panel
News, NY State News
LISA MASCARO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press 
Mar 02, 2023
WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee announced Thursday it is launching an investigation into embattled Republican Rep. George Santos, the New York...
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