politics

Republicans on Thursday shepherded President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” through the House, using their slim majority. Every Democrat voted a...

For weeks, Republicans in Congress have haggled over cuts to Medicaid, the health care program for the poor. Some lawmakers see an opportunity to offs...

NEW YORK (TNS) — The wise minds at Moody’s Investors Service finally acknowledged last week what the other two main credit rating agencies did years a...

ALBANY (TNS) — U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik is the early favorite among Republicans to be their party’s nominee in next year’s race for governor, accordin...

Gov. Kathy Hochul formally apologized Tuesday for the “atrocities” she says were committed at an Irving boarding school where Native American youths w...

OLEAN — In a brief and cordial meeting Wednesday evening, two new members were sworn in to serve on the Olean City School District Board of Education....

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after congressional Republicans recomme...

OLEAN — The Olean Senior Center, 112 N. Barry St., in the John J. Ash Community Building, announces its schedule for the week of May 26. The center is...

Even before Joe Biden’s diagnosis of prostate cancer, made public on Sunday, we were uncomfortable with the post-facto dissections of the events leadi...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — I’ve often railed at Democrats’ failure to revamp federal immigration law during the two years President Joe Biden enjoyed a Democr...

Editor’s Note: The original headline on this report on the contract extension for Olean City School District Superintendent Dr. Genelle Morris incorre...

The dispersed shot-pattern of President Trump’s approval ratings proves he’s still confounding pollsters. For weeks, and especially since Trump’s anno...

OLEAN — At 5:30 p.m. Tuesday the Olean City School District Board of Education will sit for a special meeting in which they could vote to extend the c...

CUBA — The Allegany County Town Highway Superintendents Association has honored Kevin “Fred” Demick for his "exceptional service, leadership, and unwa...

DETROIT (TNS) — President Donald Trump redefined America's role in the world during last week's four-day trip to the Middle East. Since World War II, ...

The recently passed 2025-26 budget was the latest in 15 years. One would think the extra time would have yielded better results, but the final product...

NEW YORK (TNS) — One of the more remarkable aspects of the MAGA ideology is how often it fulfills the left-wing policy wish list. The latest example i...

OLEAN — As residents within the Olean City School District prepare to head to the polls Tuesday to fill the three open seats on the Board of Education...