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The federal government has the power to forgive federal student loan debt. What was at issue in the two cases the United States Supreme Court recently...

The Supreme Court just acted to get rid of decades-long practices at colleges and universities that have been an illegal, unconstitutional, unprincipl...

OLEAN — Two sites in the city will receive funding help from the Appalachian Regional Commission. U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy announced grants Thursday ...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Community members gathered Friday to witness the much-anticipated grand opening of the new concrete skatepark in the Village Park. Fol...

The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces this week’s featured Youth Citizenship Award recipient is Fransisca Childs. Childs is the daughter of Ri...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — For decades, U.S. employers and university admissions officers have wandered in a legal minefield, never fully certain whether rac...

BOSTON (TNS) — The campaign against affirmative action has reduced the complicated process of college admissions to a simple and highly inaccurate sou...

ALBANY (TNS) — State officials are shutting down the $64 million Excelsior Pass app, a digital artifact of the coronavirus pandemic initially pitched ...

In honor of the nation’s 247th birthday, here are some quotations about patriotism and citizenship to consider over the holiday with our wishes for a ...

How fitting that the Congressional Budget Office released its long-term fiscal projections Wednesday, the same day that President Joe Biden began his ...

ST. BONAVENTURE — A few years ago, Dr. Will Elenchin, associate professor of sociology and criminology at St. Bonaventure University, was granted a sa...

BELMONT — Long-time volunteer and civic leader Mike Johnsen has been recognized for his many contributions to Allegany County. A New Jersey native, Jo...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent in the Supreme Court’s affirmative action case achieved instant legendary status in certain quarters. Vice Pre...

The Supreme Court has spoken, invalidating racial preferences in college admissions as was widely anticipated. The six-justice conservative majority d...

Thursday’s 6-3 Supreme Court decision overturning a decades-old affirmative action decision that required colleges and universities to consider race i...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institu...

OLEAN — The Lutheran Foster Grandparent Program recently hosted its annual volunteer appreciation luncheon at Brother’s Bistro to thank the commitment...

Post-traumatic stress disorder can affect anyone who has experienced or witnessed traumatic events, such as combat, disasters, accidents, injuries or ...