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    Home politics of the united states

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    Sempolinski, Borrello critical of record $254.3B New York budget
    Local News, News
    Sempolinski, Borrello critical of record $254.3B New York budget
    Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    May 09, 2025
    Both houses of the state legislature passed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s sweeping $254.3 billion state budget package Thursday night following days of debate a...
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    Recession fears may be making GOP lawmakers uneasy
    Commentary, Nation World
    Recession fears may be making GOP lawmakers uneasy
    CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
    May 08, 2025
    WASHINGTON (TNS) — The impact of political landslides and the resulting mandates wear off, even when they are substantial. It will certainly happen wh...
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    DNC, RNC spent millions on parties
    Commentary, Nation World
    DNC, RNC spent millions on parties
    May 08, 2025
    From 1976 to 2012, politicians took the phrase “political party” a bit too literally by using taxpayer funds to help pay for the stages, confetti, bal...
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    NY Democrats want to revoke tax benefits for ICE-contracted airlines
    Local News, News, NY State News
    NY Democrats want to revoke tax benefits for ICE-contracted airlines
    RAGA JUSTIN Times Union, Albany 
    May 06, 2025
    ALBANY (TNS) — Some New York Democrats want to hamstring the ability of commercial airlines to work with Immigrations and Custom Enforcement as the ad...
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    Readers’ Turn to Write: What are we fighting for?
    Commentary, Local Columnists
    Readers’ Turn to Write: What are we fighting for?
    PEGGY CRADDUCK 
    May 06, 2025
    “And it’s one, two, three, what are we fightin’ for?..." Country Joe and the Fish sang those words from a protest song to half a million rain-soaked p...
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    (None dare call it) treason of the judiciary
    Commentary, Nation World
    (None dare call it) treason of the judiciary
    FRANK MIELE RealClearPolitics 
    May 06, 2025
    Thursday, April 24, was a day like any other day — the sun came up, the sun went down, and Donald Trump was hit with at least three nationwide injunct...
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    Spending actually up under Trump. Here’s why
    Commentary, Nation World
    Spending actually up under Trump. Here’s why
    May 02, 2025
    President Donald Trump is spending taxpayer money 10% faster than Joe Biden was at this time last year, according to daily financial statements releas...
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    He’s gay and he supports Donald Trump
    Commentary, New York
    He’s gay and he supports Donald Trump
    CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
    May 02, 2025
    ALBANY (TNS) — Seamus Donnelly is Troy's deputy mayor and a lifelong city resident. He's also gay. Donnelly, 38, came out when he was 25 and is now ma...
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    Impeachment, really? Hack Democrat goes to the well again
    Commentary, Nation World
    Impeachment, really? Hack Democrat goes to the well again
    NOLAN FINLEY The Detroit News 
    May 01, 2025
    DETROIT (TNS) — Americans knew exactly what they would get when they electedDonald Trumppresident last November. And now, to quote Mencken, they're ge...
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    GOP candidate for Olean mayor among Cattaraugus County primary races
    Cattaraugus County, Daily Headlines, Local News, ...
    GOP candidate for Olean mayor among Cattaraugus County primary races
    Kellen Quigley kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    Apr 30, 2025
    LITTLE VALLEY — Who will represent the Republican Party in the race for mayor of Olean is among the four primary races to be decided June 24 in Cattar...
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    Tax relief remains a winning issue
    Commentary, Nation World
    Tax relief remains a winning issue
    Apr 30, 2025
    Markets have stabilized somewhat as President Donald Trump’s team negotiates trade deals with various nations and theWhite Housetempers its more extre...
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    Demonstrators in Wellsville: ‘Hands Off’ equal rights, safety net programs
    Allegany County News, Local News, News
    Demonstrators in Wellsville: ‘Hands Off’ equal rights, safety net programs
    KATHRYN ROSS news@oleantimesherald.com 
    Apr 27, 2025
    WELLSVILLE — Ally Fesmire, children's librarian at the David A. Howe Library, organized a "Hands Off" rally Saturday in the Fassett Green Space, with ...
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    Sempolinski discusses late budget, electric bus mandate at town hall in Wellsville
    Allegany County News, Daily Headlines, Local News, ...
    Sempolinski discusses late budget, electric bus mandate at town hall in Wellsville
    KATHRYN ROSS news@oleantimesherald.com 
    Apr 25, 2025
    WELLSVILLE — Arriving in Wellsville from Albany after voting on yet another extender on the state budget deadline, Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski met wit...
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    NY attorney general’s lawyer urges Justice Dept. to reject call for criminal probe
    Local News, News, NY State News
    NY attorney general’s lawyer urges Justice Dept. to reject call for criminal probe
    MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press 
    Apr 24, 2025
    NEW YORK — A lawyer for New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday urged the Justice Department to refuse a Trump administration official's r...
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    Democrats’ hill to die on is illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia
    Commentary, Nation World
    Democrats’ hill to die on is illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia
    DEBRA J. SAUNDERS Las Vegas Review-Journal 
    Apr 24, 2025
    WASHINGTON(TNS) — Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia is the rope in the tug-of-war between the Trump administration and progressiveDemocratswho d...
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    Hochul’s favorability, job approval hit high marks as Schumer falls
    Local News, News, NY State News
    Hochul’s favorability, job approval hit high marks as Schumer falls
    DAN CLARK Times Union, Albany 
    Apr 23, 2025
    ALBANY (TNS) — Gov.Kathy Hochul'sfavorability rating among voters inNew Yorkhas reached its highest level sinceJanuary 2024, according to a new poll f...
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    Bumbling Hegseth a huge liability for Trump
    Commentary, Nation World
    Bumbling Hegseth a huge liability for Trump
    JOE BATTENFELD Boston Herald 
    Apr 23, 2025
    BOSTON (TNS) — Donald Trump can’t get rid of Pete Hegseth fast enough as the tough talking former Fox News host looks more and more like a huge liabil...
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    Of all figures, the Democrats drag out Joe Biden
    Commentary, Nation World
    Of all figures, the Democrats drag out Joe Biden
    FRANK MIELE RealClearPolitics 
    Apr 22, 2025
    Joe Biden was resurrected — for at least one night — when he delivered a paid speech last week to a conference of Advocates, Counselors and Representa...
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    Sempolinski: Wellsville town hall on hold with the NY budget
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
    Sempolinski: Wellsville town hall on hold with the NY budget
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Apr 21, 2025
    Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski said he’s hoping to hold a long-scheduled town hall meeting Thursday in Wellsville — if a state budget is adopted in time....
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    Pa. congressman: Trump’s first months ‘very effective’
    Daily Headlines, Local News, News, ...
    Pa. congressman: Trump’s first months ‘very effective’
    Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    Apr 18, 2025
    BRADFORD, Pa. — The congressman whose Pennsylvania district includes McKean and Potter countiessays no one should ever have expected President Donald ...
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    Alfred State College holds 114th commencement ceremony
    Alfred State College holds 114th commencement ceremony
    May 11, 2025
    ALFRED — Approximately 1,000 eligible graduates crossed the stage at Alfred State College’s 114th commencement ceremony held at Pioneer Stadium. Famil...
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    STEM Fair promotes potential careers in local manufacturing
    Allegany County News, Business, Cattaraugus County, ...
    STEM Fair promotes potential careers in local manufacturing
    J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
    May 10, 2025
    PORTVILLE — It was Tuesday afternoon, and Evelyn Sabina was reviewing another successful Dream It Do It event with Jeff Belt. During the conversation,...
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    Siemens local legacy continues with revolving loan fund
    Business, Cattaraugus County, Daily Headlines, ...
    Siemens local legacy continues with revolving loan fund
    JOHN BARTIMOLE Special to Olean Times Herald 
    May 10, 2025
    OLEAN — Now what happens? That was the daunting question facing the community, particularly its governmental, educational and business leaders — when ...
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    Olean Area Farmers Market opens for season today
    Agriculture, Business, Local News
    Olean Area Farmers Market opens for season today
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    May 10, 2025
    OLEAN — The Olean Area Farmers Market will hold its first market of the 2025 season today from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lincoln Park pavilion along Sou...
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    Rock City Park open for season
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    Rock City Park open for season
    Brian McClellan bjm2herzen@yahoo.com 
    May 10, 2025
    OLEAN — Now that the calendar reads “May,” people in the Olean area can be sure that one sign of spring will have arrived: Rock City Park is open for ...
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    Spring into children’s programs at Olean Library
    Local News, News
    Spring into children’s programs at Olean Library
    May 10, 2025
    OLEAN — Spring is finally here and we can almost feel life quieting down a little. After a chilly winter and the chaos of the holidays, it is time to ...
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