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    Local state lawmakers call State of the State vague; differ on bail reform
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News, ...
    Local state lawmakers call State of the State vague; differ on bail reform
    RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
    Jan 10, 2023
    Local state lawmakers thought Gov. Kathy Hochul’s State of the State address Tuesday was vague and they differed in their response to her call for bai...
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    Author details how Franciscan reforms can better a market-based economy
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    Author details how Franciscan reforms can better a market-based economy
    Nov 09, 2022
    ST. BONAVENTURE — Franciscan Institute Publications at St. Bonaventure University has published a new book on economic reforms. Titled “The Virtuous E...
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    Reforming the Electoral Count Act
    Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
    Reforming the Electoral Count Act
    Sep 26, 2022
    The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed a bill to reform how Congress certifies electors after a presidential election. That bill (or a sim...
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    Veterans become political pawns
    Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
    Veterans become political pawns
    MARTIN SCHRAM Tribune News Service 
    Jul 31, 2022
    It was four in the afternoon on March 10, 1991, when the first planned explosion of Saddam Hussein’s chemical weapons went off at the U.S. weapons dep...
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    A conservative plan to strengthen families, post-Roe
    Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
    A conservative plan to strengthen families, post-Roe
    RAMESH PONNURU Tribune News Service 
    Jun 21, 2022
    Conservatives who want an economic policy that supports parents have long been a minority faction within the Republican Party. In 2017, when Republica...
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    A new governor, but the same old mess
    Local Columnists, New York, Opinion
    A new governor, but the same old mess
    CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union 
    Apr 17, 2022
    ALBANY (TNS) — In Andrew Cuomo’s first speech as governor, he promised he would remake a state government mired in scandal and tainted by corruption. ...
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    ‘COVID relief’ lottery exposes guaranteed income folly
    Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
    ‘COVID relief’ lottery exposes guaranteed income folly
    JAMIE BRYAN HALL 
    Apr 14, 2022
    Should a family of four, earning $96,000 annually and living in the country illegally, be eligible to receive taxpayer-funded cash gifts totaling $36,...
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    Not far enough on bail reform rollback
    Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
    Not far enough on bail reform rollback
    TOM WROBLESKI Staten Island Advance 
    Apr 10, 2022
    NEW YORK (TNS) — Democrats are worried. They’re worried about local elections and they’re worried about the national 2022 midterms. So now, after mont...
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    Start serious immigration reform
    Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
    Start serious immigration reform
    Apr 10, 2022
    President Joe Biden’s administration hasn’t gotten a handle on the desperate crisis at our southern border any more than the administration of Donald ...
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    Pa.’s decline in population
    Pa.’s decline in population
    Mar 30, 2022
    Pennsylvania has a population problem. The problem isn’t that the overall population is shrinking. It’s not. According to the 2020 census, the number ...
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    Some heartfelt advice for Andrew Cuomo
    Local Columnists, New York, Opinion
    Some heartfelt advice for Andrew Cuomo
    CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union 
    Mar 24, 2022
    ALBANY (TNS) — Given that I have penned 3,494,883 columns critical of Andrew Cuomo and perhaps only one that could be described as flattering, it seem...
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    Borrello: Repeal bail reform as communities are less safe
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News, ...
    Borrello: Repeal bail reform as communities are less safe
    Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    Feb 11, 2022
    State Sen. George Borrello, joined by prosecutors and law officers from across his 57th Senate District, called Friday for the restoration of judicial...
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    Hochul eyes a multi-pronged plan to stem gun violence
    News, NY State News
    Hochul eyes a multi-pronged plan to stem gun violence
    JOSHUA SOLOMON Times Union 
    Jan 12, 2022
    ALBANY (TNS) — The state’s approach to gun violence during the COVID-19 pandemic included declaring it both a public health crisis and an epidemic. Th...
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    Biden chose to divide
    Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
    Biden chose to divide
    Jan 08, 2022
    The only legitimate reason to stage an official anniversary commemoration of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots would be to issue a call to unity and urge the n...
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    Health care, climate change crux of NY governor’s 2022 plan
    News
    Health care, climate change crux of NY governor’s 2022 plan
    MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press 
    Jan 05, 2022
    ALBANY — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered her first State of the State address Wednesday, outlining an agenda for an economic comeback from the co...
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    Gillibrand: Bill would create pandemic response centers of excellence
    News, NY State News
    Gillibrand: Bill would create pandemic response centers of excellence
    Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    Dec 08, 2021
    U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced Wednesday bipartisan legislation to establish COVID-19 and pandemic response centers of excellence programs at ...
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    Deadly result of bail reform
    Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
    Deadly result of bail reform
    Nov 27, 2021
    It’s hard to beat the arrogance of Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm, who actually admitted back in 2007 that his low-bail policies wou...
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    Pa. lawmakers push again to change probation system
    Pa. lawmakers push again to change probation system
    RON SOUTHWICK PennLive 
    Oct 27, 2021
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Criminal justice reform advocates and some state lawmakers have been working to change Pennsylvania’s probation system for years, a...
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    Now 41, man who killed 4-year-old at age 13 granted parole
    Crime, News, Western New York
    Now 41, man who killed 4-year-old at age 13 granted parole
    Oct 17, 2021
    ALBANY (AP) — Eric M. Smith, who was 13 when he killed a 4-year-old boy with a rock in an infamous Steuben County case, has been granted parole. Smith...
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    Hochul selects NYC state senator for lieutenant governor
    News
    Hochul selects NYC state senator for lieutenant governor
    MIKE BALSAMO and MARINA VILLENEUVE, Associated Press 
    Aug 25, 2021
    ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul has selected Brian Benjamin, a state senator from New York City, as her choice for lieutenant governor, according to a pers...
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    Photo Gallery: ‘No Kings’ demonstration in Olean
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    Photo Gallery: ‘No Kings’ demonstration in Olean
    By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    June 14, 2025
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    400 turn out in Olean for ‘No Kings’ demonstration against Trump
    Local News, News
    400 turn out in Olean for ‘No Kings’ demonstration against Trump
    By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    June 14, 2025
    OLEAN — The first protest Nevin Oliphant took part in was in 1967 in Los Angeles. He was a young teenager protesting the Vietnam War. In 2025 his caus...
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    Cathy Briggs
    Obituaries
    Cathy Briggs
    June 14, 2025
    Cathy Briggs, memorial service OLEAN — A memorial service for Cathy Briggs will be held Thursday (June 19, 2025) at Guenther Funeral Home, 1303 E. Sta...
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    William S. Clemens
    Obituaries
    William S. Clemens
    June 14, 2025
    William S. Clemens ALLEGANY — William S. “Bill” Clemens, 74, of Allegany, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, surround...
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    John R. Cornwall
    Obituaries
    John R. Cornwall
    June 14, 2025
    John R. Cornwall, loving husband, father and brother FREEDOM — John R. Cornwall, 75, of Freedom, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at his home, su...
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    Dennis L. Holliday
    Obituaries
    Dennis L. Holliday
    June 14, 2025
    Dennis L. Holliday, loving husband, father and grandfather LIMESTONE — Dennis L. Holliday, of Nichols Run Road, passed away Tuesday (June 10, 2025). D...
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