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September 27, 2025
SALAMANCA — A Salamanca man was being held for the murder of another person in the city, Salamanca police reported Saturday. Andrew C. Skye, 35, of 31...
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
Jan 16, 2024
Gov. Kathy Hochul opened her State of the State message to the Legislature last week with a surprising proclamation: “The State of New York is stronge...
Daily Headlines, News, NY State News
Jan 15, 2024
ALBANY (TNS) — Weighing looming deficits , New York City's costly asylum seeker challenge and the loss of pandemic-era federal funds , Gov. Kathy Hoch...
Local News, News
Jan 09, 2024
OLEAN — Rep. Nick Langworthy said Monday he’s looking forward to discussing the proposed top line agreement for total budget appropriations which Hous...
Daily Headlines, Local News, News, ...
Jan 08, 2024
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., spoke Monday on the Senate floor congratulating the Buffalo Bills on their fourth-straigh...
News, NY State News
Jan 08, 2024
NEW YORK — As adult-use weed dispensaries slowly open their doors in the state, it’s important to note that while state law now permits the possession...
News, NY State News
Jan 07, 2024
ALBANY — Transgender, gender nonconforming and nonbinary people face “pervasive” employment discrimination across New York, a study by the state Depar...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
Jan 07, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — It’s a new year but the same old mess in Congress. Instead of a fresh start, lawmakers return next week to their stale, dead-end ar...
Commentary, New York
Jan 05, 2024
ALBANY — A coalition of good government groups is urging a New York panel to prioritize transparency and public input as it draws new congressional ma...
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
Jan 05, 2024
Hochul vetoes bills that would drive employers from the state. In the rare good news department, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul ended the year by vetoing ...
Daily Headlines, News, NY State News
Jan 04, 2024
ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul is seeking to stop insulin users from having copayments on their diabetes medication, shield low-income New Yorkers f...
News, NY State News
Jan 04, 2024
ALBANY (TNS) — As we kick off a new year, with it comes a host of new laws to take effect across the state. From increasing the minimum wage to bannin...
Commentary, Nation World
Jan 04, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — As the war in Ukraine nears its second anniversary, there are signs that both Russia and the West are beginning to look toward the ...
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
Jan 04, 2024
The governor gets the Legislature to minimize transparency of limited liability corporations as part of the year-end rush to sign or veto legislation....
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World, ...
Jan 03, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — In the spirit of the season, how about a glass-half-full view of our parlous politics in 2023? Whatever else it was, 2023 was a yea...
News, NY State News
Dec 29, 2023
ALBANY (TNS) — The State Legislature may be left to consider whether to adopt congressional boundaries that are very similar to the ones already in pl...
News, NY State News, Western New York
Dec 28, 2023
ALBANY (TNS) — The state’s 2021 Green Amendment, which says New Yorkers have a constitutional right to “clean air and water, and a healthful environme...
Commentary, New York
Dec 28, 2023
All we want for Christmas is a functional state ethics enforcement body, instead of one trapped in legal limbo While editorial boards are definitely i...
News
Dec 28, 2023
WASHINGTON — In the year 2023, Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., held 1,633 constituent meetings and resolved 1,998 constituent cases. That’s according to t...
Commentary, Opinion
October 2, 2025
"There is never, ever a good reason to force a government shutdown. It disrupts vital government services, hurts those dependent on those services, un...
Commentary, Opinion
October 2, 2025
This past Sunday I climbed Phelps Mountain, one of the 46 high peaks in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. As I was hiking, I thought back to 1968 ...
Commentary, Opinion
October 2, 2025
Less than a month into school, Olean parents are already facing tough challenges. I’ve seen posts of a student bruised and bloodied, another who switc...
Commentary, Opinion
October 2, 2025
ALBANY — New Yorkers continue to face some of the costliest health premiums in the United States, and the insurance industry’s recently finalized rate...
Lifestyle, Lifestyles
October 2, 2025
The filmography of American writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson is an eclectic collection of character-driven stories that often include a combinatio...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
October 2, 2025
PORTVILLE — The idea to make a launch point for kayaks and other watercraft on the Allegheny River in the town of Portville has resulted in the develo...
