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ALBANY — A new Republican New York state Assemblyman took his seat in the chamber Wednesday despite the threat of being blocked by Democrats who quest...

ALBANY (TNS) — The incoming Democratic class of New York state senators will be composed entirely of women, a first for any conference in the upper ho...

If history is any guide, Democrats do not have a chance — not even a small a chance — of keeping control of the House in the midterm elections. But th...

There has been a surge of optimism among Democrats lately when it comes to November’s midterm elections. The short version of the thinking is: Maybe w...

ALLEGANY — No one spoke at Wednesday’s annual meeting on the proposed $25.9 million Allegany-Limestone Central School District budget. It is a 5.7% in...

Final arguments were today in a Steuben County courthouse on the shape of congressional and state Senate districts. The case made by the plaintiffs (w...

Redistricting is one of those topics that causes eyes to glaze over. Insiders throw around words like compactness, communities of interest, packing, c...

One theme of Democratic control of Washington has been frustration, especially among the party’s progressive wing and its cheerleaders in the media, t...

Republicans have a chance to take back the Senate after what was for them a disastrous 2020-21 that saw control of the chamber go to the Democrats. To...

SALAMANCA — A familiar face in the Salamanca City Central School District for about three years, Jessica Crouse has been named the new interim member ...

The Democratic-led Senate is heading toward showdowns on two critical pieces of legislation: President Joe Biden's ambitious infrastructure plan and a...

SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa. — Theron Hendershot is “kind of famous” in Shinglehouse, according to his family. If you’re driving through the town this summer, yo...

Several school budget vote results were not available by the Olean Times Herald’s press deadline Tuesday night. Those results include: CATTARAUGUS COU...

OLEAN — Residents of the Olean City School District approved a $43.68 million budget for the 2021-22 year by a 506-83 tally. The proposed budget is a ...

Does President Joe Biden have a mandate to rebuild the United States? To remake American capitalism? To reshape the role of government? The president’...

ALBANY — There’s no easy path for New York to win a legal fight with the U.S. Census Bureau over its narrow loss of a Congressional seat, but Gov. And...

There’s believing your own press releases. And then, there’s believing your own delusions of grandeur. Joe Biden should look at the mirror every day a...

NEW YORK — New York will lose one seat in Congress as a result of national population shifts, according to census data released Monday — a loss that m...