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ALBANY (TNS) — Don’t believe Hector LaSalle’s opponents. Much of what they’re saying isn’t true. LaSalle, as you may know, is Gov. Kathy Hochul’s pick...

Thank you to the federal court for striking down New York state’s unconstitutional restrictions on possession of firearms by law-abiding citizens. I f...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — New York’s strong abortion rights laws will keep abortion legal here even if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the landmark Roe v. Wad...

At times, you might have been forgiven for thinking that oral arguments over the Dobbs case were being held before the Health and Human Services Commi...

Remember the Texas Democrats? Last month, 51 Democratic state lawmakers boarded private planes in Austin, headed for Washington, D.C. Their purpose wa...

WASHINGTON — Liberals have cheered the highly public legal and financial jeopardy ensnaring the National Rifle Association, seeing the gun lobby’s pot...

On Monday the Supreme Court bolstered the Fourth Amendment’s ban on “unreasonable searches and seizures,” ruling that police officers may not enter a ...

In a case that began with a teenager’s Snapchat rant against her cheerleading squad, the Supreme Court on Wednesday considered whether and when a scho...

A federal court judge in Buffalo issued a preliminary injunction last week against the state’s effort to keep live music venues closed because of coro...

This presidential election on Tuesday is the most important one in American history. If we love God, family and our country, we must vote Republican —...

Open records are important or they aren’t. The public has a right to an accountable government or they don’t. It really isn’t a complicated issue. Gov...

Firstly, I want it known that I don't condone the actions of the alderman in publicly shaming a local business, but do his actions have any merit? The...

Acknowledging that Olean Times Herald editor Jim Eckstrom has the right to an opinion, I take issue with the way he stated his position in his column ...

Few issues seem bipartisan in today’s toxic political atmosphere, but concern over Russian interference in the 2016 election is one of them. So it was...

BRADFORD, Pa. — Congressman Glenn Thompson is hoping the third time’s the charm with a bill regarding mineral rights on national forests, including th...

New York state’s heavyweight Democrats were unanimous in their opposition to President Donald Trump’s latest nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge...

This week is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. This year’s theme, “Expand the Circle, Reach All Victims,” highlights how the investment of communit...

OLEAN — The recently revitalized Olean chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held a roadside dedication Monday at Lincoln Park to commem...