politics of the united states

Commentary, Nation World

Veep debate at least gave us some insights

Oct 03, 2024

On Tuesday, the American people got to see and hear the vice presidential picks of the two major parties outline their visions for the country. The de...

Commentary, New York

Hochul’s home-care overhaul hands costly win to union

BILL HAMMOND Empire Center

Oct 03, 2024

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s overhaul of the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program reached a milestone Monday when she named a Georgia-based company as...

Commentary, Nation World

One governor’s responsible leadership rebukes poisonous partisanship

LYNN SCHMIDT St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Oct 02, 2024

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (TNS) — Bad actors, both foreign and domestic, continue to try to weaken America by stoking the flames of division and the embers of fe...

Local News, Nation, News

Walz and Vance go in depth on policy while attacking each other’s running mates in VP debate

MICHELLE L. PRICE, CHRIS MEGERIAN and JILL COLVIN Associated Press

Oct 02, 2024

NEW YORK — Tim Walz and JD Vance on Tuesday went after each other’s running mates in a vice presidential debate that opened with a discussion of burge...

Commentary, Local Columnists, New York

Tiptoeing around state spending won’t cut it now

SEN. TOM O'MARA

Oct 01, 2024

Recently I noted how the latest statewide poll from the Siena College Research Institute included a finding that less than one-third of New Yorkers th...

Commentary, Nation World

Harris, Trump make their cases on economy

DOYLE McMANUS Los Angeles Times

Sep 30, 2024

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The presidential campaign produced plenty of noise last week, but the race still appears mired in a virtual electoral-college tie. ...

News, NY State News

Indicted New York City mayor adopts familiar defense: He was targeted for his politics

ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ?I watched about a year ago when he talked about how the illegal migrants are hurting our city, and the federal government should pay us, and we shouldn?t have to take them,? said Trump. ?And I said, ?You know what? He?ll be indicted within a year.? And I was exactly right.?

Sep 28, 2024

For months, New York City Mayor Eric Adams — a former cop — refused to criticize the federal authorities investigating his administration. Not anymore...

Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County News, Daily Headlines, ...

Sempolinski, Brown tout what they’d bring to 148th seat

Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

Sep 28, 2024

Joe Sempolinski and Dan Brown both point out the advantage they would bring to the seat if either were elected assemblyman in the 148th District. But ...

News, NY State News

NYC mayor pleads not guilty to taking bribes, illegal campaign contributions

JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press

Sep 27, 2024

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty Friday to federal bribery charges, firmly rejecting allegations that he accepted luxury t...

Commentary, Nation World

Trump voters who disdain him say they like his policies?

JACKIE CALMES Los Angeles Times

Sep 27, 2024

WASHINGTON (TNS) — You’ve heard it many times: A voter says they don’t like Donald Trump; they cite his nasty personality, divisiveness or penchant fo...

Commentary, Nation World

Kamala Harris’ impossible challenge

J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics

Sep 27, 2024

Kamala Harris is roundly criticized for feeding America a steady diet of word salads. But what else can she do, given her impossible task of making th...

Local News, News

Term limits, leaders’ salaries mulled by city of Olean charter commission

BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com

Sep 27, 2024

OLEAN — Term limits and how to handle elected officials’ salaries topped the discussion at the city’s charter review commission on Thursday. Sonya McC...

Commentary, Nation World

A call to ‘none-of-the-above’ conservatives

GUY CIARROCHI RealClearPolitics

Sep 26, 2024

Forget the “Never Trumpers” supporting Kamala Harris. Most are caught up in ego, appeasing their new-found progressive donors or so busy protecting a ...

NYC mayor says he doesn’t plan to resign despite federal corruption case against him

JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press

Sep 26, 2024

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Thursday on federal charges alleging that he secured bribes from foreign nationals and illegal ...

Commentary, New York

New York’s Jewish voters may have moved toward Trump

CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany

Sep 25, 2024

ALBANY (TNS) — The latest Siena College Research Institute poll of New York voters was a decent one for Kamala Harris, showing the Democratic presiden...

Commentary, Editorial Cartoons

Supreme Court isn’t corrupt or ideologically out of step

PATRICK TUOHEY The Kansas City Star

Sep 24, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (TNS) — If you were to watch cable news about the United States Supreme Court, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was in the throes of...

Allegany County News, News, Western New York

Demick elected chair of Allegany County GOP Committee

Olean Times Herald staff

Sep 23, 2024

BELMONT — Kevin “Fred” Demick, an Angelica resident and vice chairman of the Allegany County Board of Legislators, has been elected chairman of the Al...

Cattaraugus County News, Local News

Seneca Party announces election candidates; J.C. Seneca tapped for president

Olean Times Herald staff

Sep 23, 2024

SALAMANCA — J.C. Seneca, candidate for Seneca Nation President, won the Sept. 20 Seneca Party’s caucus by nearly a 2-to-1 margin, defeating challenger...

Gov. Hochul’s rating falls below Trump in New York

CHRISTIAN WADE The Center Square

Sep 22, 2024

ALBANY — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s favorability among voters has hit a new low, according to a poll, which shows the Democrat is less popular than ...

Commentary, New York

Prop 1 is a wolf in sheep’s clothing

WILL BARCLAY

Sep 20, 2024

Making changes to the New York State Constitution should never be done lightly. It’s an important, foundational document that offers many critical pro...