institutions

Another sign of inequality: minutes spent waiting
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
FAYE FLAM - Tribune News Service 
Feb 16, 2023
We’ve waited far too long for a scientific study of waiting. From queues to telephone holds to waiting rooms, delays are all around us and they’re mis...
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New tax break for NY’s volunteer firefighters
News, NY State News
KEVIN TAMPONE syracuse.com 
Feb 16, 2023
SYRACUSE (TNS) — Volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers in New York could be in for some new tax savings this year. State lawmakers in December ...
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NY parole system needs overhaul, advocates say
News, NY State News
RAGA JUSTIN Times Union, Albany 
Feb 15, 2023
ALBANY (TNS) — Survivors of violent crimes stood side-by-side with former inmates at the Capitol to push again for an overhaul of the state’s parole s...
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Does NY Speaker Carl Heastie want reporters around?
Local Columnists, New York, Opinion
CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
Feb 10, 2023
ALBANY (TNS) — New York lawmakers last month returned to a Capitol in which restrictions in place since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic were at las...
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Town of Wellsville moves to expand airport complex
Allegany County News, Business, News, ...
KATHRYN ROSS Olean Times Herald 
Feb 10, 2023
WELLSVILLE — With its passage of a resolution Wednesday night the town of Wellsville embarked on a journey to make the municipal airport solvent in th...
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NY senator sues to force vote on LaSalle nomination
News, NY State News
JOSHUA SOLOMON Times Union, Albany 
Feb 10, 2023
ALBANY (TNS) — The ranking member of the state Senate’s Judiciary Committee, Republican Anthony H. Palumbo, is suing the Democratic-controlled Senate ...
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