politics

A wildcat strike by New York state prison guards stretched into a third week Monday, prompting officials to start firing workers for failing to abide ...

DETROIT (TNS) — Democrats lost the fall election by allowing themselves to be tagged as the party of inflation and illegal immigration. They seem boun...

NEW YORK — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that he is running for mayor of New York City, relaunching his political career follow...

OLEAN — The Olean City School District’s annual board election and budget vote will be held May 20 in the Olean Intermediate Middle School between 7 a...

OLEAN — More than 60 people attended Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski’s first town hall meeting Thursday at the John J. Ash Community Center in Olean. “We ...

After reading "Trump Continues to be a Threat to Our Dedmocracy" by Martha Tillinger in the Feb. 8 edition of the Times Herald, I thought, "Here we go...

ALBANY (TNS) — In New York's long and storied history, one Schenectady native has been governor. That's Joseph Yates, who served a two-year term in th...

OLEAN — Officials hope to recap their suggestions for updating the city’s founding document this spring. The Olean Charter Commission discussed having...

The U.S. Agency for International Development sent $1.3 billion in foreign assistance to the Democratic Republic of the Congo last year, the world’s f...

NEW YORK — When it comes to presidential politics, it’s a billionaire’s world. President Donald Trump’s campaign was buoyed by a few megadonors. It mi...

The Trump administration is doubling down on deregulation. Quite literally, in fact: Where the previous Trump administration removed five regulations ...

Director of National IntelligenceTulsi Gabbardis going to bat for civil liberties against the overreaching British government. Earlier this month, the...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — I was surprised to hear the three men I was talking to praise the Danish welfare state. A friend had invited me to the opening rece...

OLEAN — A third candidate has announced a campaign for the Republican nomination for mayor on November’s ballot. Olean Fire Capt. Jared Isaman announc...

TheCattaraugus County Republican Committee unanimously endorsed Ashley Smith of Allegany for district attorney Wednesday evening, making the announcem...

ALBANY — Some of America's governors — mostly Democrats — have a message for the wave of fired federal workers: We want you. Gov. Kathy Hochul and oth...

Rep. Nick Langworthy is sworn to uphold the U.S. Constitution, the laws of our country and to serve his constituents. He is doing none of these things...

Gretchen Hanchett, an incumbent legislator for District II in Allegany County, has announced her bid for re-election. Hanchett, who said she has serve...