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ALBANY — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was sworn in for her first elected term on Sunday, making history as the first woman elected to the position in th...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — A lawsuit charges that New York state is failing its constitutional duty to protect the rights of poor people in court by refusing to...

It has been more than a decade since Congress last raised the federal minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour and will remain so after the Senate in Mar...

WELLSVILLE — As Village Mayor Randy Shayler opened the village board’s last meeting of 2020 Monday night, he took time to remember former police chief...

ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Cuomo will defer a $25,000 pay raise scheduled for next year and is asking other statewide officials to do the same as New York fa...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — Spectrum is raising its minimum hourly wage from $15 to $20, in part because of the challenges faced by its frontline workers during ...

New York voters strongly support the new statewide ban on plastic bags and a permanent cap on property tax increases included in the state budget, acc...

After last year’s election U.S. Rep. Tom Reed vowed to retire the “Extreme Ithaca Liberal” phrase from his lexicon. He has used the phrase over severa...

(TNS) WASHINGTON – Relax, oh ye supporters of Donald Trump. Two years in and the office has not changed the man. Trump is still tight-fisted. The man ...

You’ve been plugging along at your job, picking up responsibilities, and rocking it for a while now—and even if you don’t have an annual review coming...

State lawmakers representing Cattaraugus and Allegany counties do not agree with the recommendations of the State Compensation Committee. Last Thursda...

OLEAN — Three more city-owned properties will be going back on the tax rolls, and by next year three blighted properties will be distant memories for ...

OLEAN — A proposal to raise city political salaries by about 60 percent has rankled feathers, but the sponsor said his intention is more to jumpstart ...

For many of us, there’s nothing quite as exhilarating in our professional careers as the day we get a raise. In addition to having some extra money co...

OLEAN — City officials signed off on a new contract for the bulk of city employees Tuesday, capping off a period of negotiations with all of the city’...

ALBANY (AP) — While Democratic lawmakers in other states seek to unify against President-elect Donald Trump, those in New York are focused on trying t...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers could be returning to Albany for a special session focused on a legislative pay hike. A spokesman for Gov. Andr...

ALBANY (AP) — A call to raise the salary of New York state lawmakers was rejected Tuesday by a special commission charged with reviewing whether the $...