social issues

Rep. Nicholas Langworthy claims the GOP budget “eliminates waste, fraud and abuse” while protecting programs like Medicaid. But the “historic savings”...

OLEAN — Sandy Keough, a retired educator, and Jessica Kramer, a social worker at Absolut Care of Allegany, will return as co-chairs of the 2025 Southe...

OLEAN — Data from the latest ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) report shows a significant percentage of households in Cattaraugus an...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to make it harder for poor Americans to buy unhealthy food. Togethe...

BOISE, Idaho (TNS) — Memorial Day is a time to set aside our differences and join together in remembering and thanking those brave souls who gave thei...

Local unemployment rates continued to drop in April, state officials said, and were lower than a year ago. The state Department of Labor reported that...

NEW YORK (TNS) — The wise minds at Moody’s Investors Service finally acknowledged last week what the other two main credit rating agencies did years a...

DEAR ABBY: I see a psychiatrist and psychologist for generalized anxiety disorder, major depression disorder and borderline personality disorder. Acco...

OLEAN — As residents within the Olean City School District prepare to head to the polls Tuesday to fill the three open seats on the Board of Education...

OLEAN — As residents within the Olean City School District prepare to head to the polls Tuesday to fill the three open seats on the Board of Education...

President J. Conrad Seneca will welcome Gov. Kathy Hochul to Seneca Nation Territory on Tuesday to address the atrocities suffered at a local American...

ALBANY (TNS) — The homicide ofRobert L. Brooks, who died after being severely beaten by correction officers atMarcy Correctional Facilityin December, ...

OLEAN — Candidates for three available seats on the Olean City School District Board of Education spoke directly to members of the public Tuesday even...

SALAMANCA — In the Salamanca City Central School District, student success is not just an expectation — it is a community-wide commitment. Over the pa...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Nursing is a difficult profession, and healthcare facilities nationwide continue to experience shortages of trained nurses. As Natio...

Local unemployment decreased in March after steady bumps in January and February, on par with the rates reported a year ago this month, according to s...

OLEAN — With the Olean City School District making several headlines recently and social media pages dedicated to her termination popping up, Superint...

WELLSVILLE — Representatives from Jones Memorial Hospital toured the county and delivered monetary donations recently to 17 area food pantries. The ro...