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    Langworthy bill would eliminate tax credits for Great Lakes wind farms
    Business, Cattaraugus County, News, ...
    Langworthy bill would eliminate tax credits for Great Lakes wind farms
    Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    Jan 19, 2023
    U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy has taken aim at wind energy development on the Lake Erie shore, introducing a bill Wednesday that would stop potential Grea...
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    O’Mara receives key Senate committee assignments
    Allegany County News, News, NY State News
    O’Mara receives key Senate committee assignments
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Jan 17, 2023
    ALBANY — State Sen. Tom O’Mara, R-Big Flats, has received several assignments on committees that he says will impact the direction of several issues. ...
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    4 deals McCarthy made to become speaker
    Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
    4 deals McCarthy made to become speaker
    KWASI GYAMFI ASIEDU and JON HEALEY Los Angeles Times 
    Jan 10, 2023
    WASHINGTON (TNS) — Rep. Kevin McCarthy won his 15th bid to become speaker of the House, but only at great cost. To win the votes he needed to secure t...
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    The divided Congress must still govern
    Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
    The divided Congress must still govern
    Jan 04, 2023
    Today begins the 118th session of — don’t laugh — the world’s longest-running and arguably best-functioning national legislature, the two houses of th...
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    Heartless towards the heroes
    Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
    Heartless towards the heroes
    Dec 27, 2022
    Like the Afghan Adjustment Act that we lament, the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act also fell out of the Senate’s $1.7 trilli...
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    Langworthy asks Senate GOP to prevent continuing resolution
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News, ...
    Langworthy asks Senate GOP to prevent continuing resolution
    RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
    Dec 13, 2022
    OLEAN — Congressman-elect Nicholas Langworthy said Monday he signed a letter with several GOP incoming House members asking Senate Republican leaders ...
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    Solar companies’ fees must now go to farmland preservation
    News, NY State News
    Solar companies’ fees must now go to farmland preservation
    Dec 08, 2022
    ALBANY (TNS) — Fees paid to the state by solar companies that convert agricultural land into solar farms will now go toward preserving other farmland,...
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    Sempolinski will vote against Respect For Marriage Act
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News, ...
    Sempolinski will vote against Respect For Marriage Act
    RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
    Dec 01, 2022
    U.S. Rep. Joe Sempolinski, R-Canisteo, said he would vote against the Respect for Marriage Act passed earlier in the week by the Senate. In his weekly...
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    The divided federal government dividend
    Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
    The divided federal government dividend
    Nov 28, 2022
    With Republicans gaining control of the House of Representatives, the federal government again will be “gridlocked,” as critics call it. Democrats sti...
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    Some must-dos for Congress before Jan. 1
    Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
    Some must-dos for Congress before Jan. 1
    Nov 17, 2022
    Democrats will control the Senate and, it seems, Republicans, the House in the 118th Congress starting on Jan. 3, but the current 117th session still ...
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    Donald Trump cares about only one thing
    Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
    Donald Trump cares about only one thing
    RICH LOWRY 
    Nov 11, 2022
    If Republicans haven’t noticed it already, their underperformance in the midterms offers yet another opportunity to realize what matters most to Donal...
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    GOP nudges closer to House win; Senate could hinge on runoff
    GOP nudges closer to House win; Senate could hinge on runoff
    SARA BURNETT, JILL COLVIN and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press 
    Nov 10, 2022
    WASHINGTON — Republicans inched closer to a narrow House majority Wednesday, while control of the Senate hinged on a few tight races in a midterm elec...
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    Senate Majority Leader Schumer reelected in New York
    News
    Senate Majority Leader Schumer reelected in New York
    KAREN MATTHEWS and DEEPTI HAJELA - Associated Press 
    Nov 09, 2022
    NEW YORK — U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer was elected to a fifth term Tuesday, easily defeating a Republican political commentator, but will have to wait to ...
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    Midterms, Biden’s agenda and the filibuster
    Letters To Editor, Local Columnists, Opinion
    Midterms, Biden’s agenda and the filibuster
    BYRON YORK 
    Nov 02, 2022
    On March 2, 2021, when he had been president less than two months, Joe Biden met with a group of liberal historians in the White House East Room. The ...
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    Borrello’s focus in Senate campaign on accomplishments
    News
    Borrello’s focus in Senate campaign on accomplishments
    RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
    Oct 27, 2022
    State Sen. George Borrello has focused during his campaign in the new 57th Senate District on telling people what he’s been able to accomplish in a sh...
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    Cattaraugus County legislators oppose cemetery safety bill over costs
    Cattaraugus County, News
    Cattaraugus County legislators oppose cemetery safety bill over costs
    BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
    Sep 15, 2022
    LITTLE VALLEY — County lawmakers urged the state to hold off on a proposal to increase regulation on cemeteries, citing the high cost of compliance fo...
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    The Democrats’ filibuster scheme
    Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
    The Democrats’ filibuster scheme
    BYRON YORK 
    Sep 14, 2022
    Vice President Kamala Harris appeared in a pre-taped interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” last weekend. As is often the case with her interviews, Harri...
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    Borrello proposes increasing tax exemption for clothing, footwear
    News
    Borrello proposes increasing tax exemption for clothing, footwear
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Aug 31, 2022
    ALBANY — State Sen. George Borrello is proposing to more than double the amount of clothing and footwear exempt from the state’s 4% sales taxes. It wo...
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    No, Liz Cheney isn’t Abraham Lincoln
    Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
    No, Liz Cheney isn’t Abraham Lincoln
    RICH LOWRY 
    Aug 19, 2022
    “It’s a slip, not a fall,” Abraham Lincoln said after his loss in his legendary 1858 Illinois Senate contest against Stephen Douglas. Liz Cheney appar...
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    The Washington fantasy world
    Nation World, New York, Opinion
    The Washington fantasy world
    BYRON YORK 
    Aug 03, 2022
    An odd atmosphere has descended on Washington, D.C. At the precise moment the government announced that the economy shrank for the second consecutive ...
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    Robert E. Stephens
    Julie Keim 
    June 16, 2025
    Robert E. Stephens PORTVILLE --- Robert E. Stephens of 24 Finch Street, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2025 at the Cuba Memorial Skilled Nursing Faci...
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    David W. Leaskey
    David W. Leaskey
    Julie Keim 
    June 16, 2025
    David W. Leaskey SALAMANCA --- David W. Leaskey, 72, of Salamanca, NY, died Monday, June 9, 2025 at Olean General Hospital following a short illness. ...
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    David W. Leaskey
    Julie Keim 
    June 16, 2025
    David W. Leaskey SALAMANCA --- David W. Leaskey, 72, of Salamanca, NY, died Monday, June 9, 2025 at Olean General Hospital following a short illness. ...
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    Ruth M. Baillargeon
    Julie Keim 
    June 16, 2025
    Ruth M. Baillargeon,  mother, grandmother, sister BELFAST --- Ruth M. Baillargeon, 82, of Belfast, New York, passed away Monday, June 16, 2025 at High...
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    Robert E. Stephens
    Julie Keim 
    June 16, 2025
    Robert E. Stephens PORTVILLE === Robert E. Stephens of 24 Finch Street, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2025 at the Cuba Memorial Skilled Nursing Faci...
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    Another NY legislative session of missed opportunities, misplaced priorities
    Commentary, Opinion
    Another NY legislative session of missed opportunities, misplaced priorities
    By SEN. GEORGE BORRELLO 
    June 16, 2025
    Sometimes I feel like a broken record when I talk about what’s happening in Albany — but the failures keep repeating. This year was no different. Whil...
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