political law

Voting is the cornerstone of a democracy but, sadly, far too few people exercise that right and responsibility. Millions of Americans cannot vote beca...

ALBANY — A New York law allowing all registered voters to cast their ballots by mail was upheld Tuesday by the state’s highest court, which rejected a...

LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Board of Elections, looking to hire election workers for several areas over the next year, has scheduled poll i...

ALBANY — New York’s highest court heard arguments Tuesday in a Republican challenge of a law that allows any registered voter to cast a mail-in ballot...

If he can require payment before offering a pardon, why not call him king? If he can use military force against American citizens, why not call him ki...

SMETHPORT, Pa. — One half of the Court of Common Pleas bench in McKean County is vacant with the recent retirement of Judge Christopher Hauser, and it...

In ruling that Donald Trump and other former presidents enjoy immunity from prosecution for “official acts,” the Supreme Court on Monday gave shocking...

Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign pits Americans who favor a citizen-based, democratic form of government against those who seek to centralize...

The Supreme Court is releasing decisions in a handful of remaining cases into early July. In the meantime, the justices have struck a blow for freedom...

Local boards of elections have set hours for early voting in various local primaries this month. Several communities will host primaries on June 25, w...

WELLSVILLE — Voters approved a proposition to add $1.2 million to the Wellsville Central School District athletic pavilion construction project, in vo...

BUFFALO (AP) — A New York judge who was censured after being seen on video shoving a police officer during a brawl with neighbors will be replaced on ...

BUFFALO (AP) — A New York judge who was censured after being seen on video shoving a police officer during a brawl with neighbors will be replaced on ...

SALAMANCA — The Connecting Communities in Action Board of Directors is looking for community residents to join the Community Sector of the board. A pu...

IRVING — At a regular session of the Tribal Council on April 13, the council passed a resolution setting July 12 as the date of a referendum to determ...

Andrew Cuomo scored a significant win last week when a New York appellate court ruled that the state’s ethics commission is unconstitutional. The form...

A measure sponsored by state Sen. George Borrello that would prohibit what he called the “fraud-prone” practice of ballot harvesting has advanced thro...