social policy

ALBANY — As Washington contemplates cutbacks to federal funding for Medicaid, officials in Albany have reacted in two self-contradictory ways. On one ...

ALLEGANY — HomeCare & Hospice Foundation announces it has received a $2,500 grant from the St. Elizabeth Mission Society to support ongoing education ...

DEAR RUSTY: Is there any way I can get out of paying the $185/month I am told will be taken out of my Social Security for Medicare Part B when I turn ...

Spurred by advocacy, President Ronald Reagan declared March to be Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in 1987. The deinstitutionalization movem...

Elon Musk’sDepartment of Government Efficiency(DOGE) is set to shut down 47 Social Security Administrationfield offices nationwide — and three in New ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — As the cost of food continues to rise, 53% of New Yorkers have taken on additional debt in the past 12 months as they struggle to fee...

WELLSVILLE — The Arc Allegany-Steuben invites the public to view its 2025 Arc Art exhibit at the Wellsville Creative Arts Center, 124 N. Main St. Arc ...

Many Democrats seem aghast at the notion that a government job is anything less than a lifetime sinecure and property right. Witness their near univer...

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy and a Democratic House colleague from New York have introduced a bill that would require states to regularly check if Medica...

New York has a severe shortage of primary care physicians — as virtually anyone who has attempted to find a new doctor in recent years can attest. The...

After more than 100 years, the work of Catholic Charities is deeply woven into the fabric of our community, providing hope for all neighbors in every ...

There’s a reason that ideas from the progressive ivory tower need to be tested. Often, the grandest theories fall apart when exposed to the rigors of ...

OLEAN — The city will get some free help tracking down federal grant opportunities for the police department. The Olean Common Council’s finance commi...

CHICAGO (TNS) — President Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reflects anger and frustration at the wanton greed underlying America’s h...

BELMONT — The Allegany County Democratic Committee (ACDC), in partnership with the Allegany County Area Substance Abuse (ACASA), recently concluded a ...

ALBANY — Financing and regulating health care delivery is one of the biggest responsibilities of state government, yet Gov. Kathy Hochul had remarkabl...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — As a proud resident of Syracuse and a medical school student with aspirations of becoming a pediatrician, I have seen firsthand how c...

OLEAN — Dr. Jennifer Rogers has been named the new chief medical officer of Olean General Hospital and Bradford (Pa.) Regional Medical Center and will...