tax revenue

The changing fiscal landscape could hinder local governments’ budgets, New York State ComptrollerThomas P. DiNapoli warns in his recent report. The co...

ANDOVER — In the end, “It is up to you to get your fellow officials in other towns and villages to get their legislators onboard for sales tax revenue...

{child_byline}By MARINA VILLENEUVE / Associated Press{/child_byline} ALBANY — New York would boost state school aid, provide sweeping property tax rel...

OLEAN — A city firefighter has been charged with several felonies for allegedly writing $116,000 in unauthorized checks to himself out of union funds....

After reading the Times Herald on Nov. 13, I congratulate Portville Town Supervisor Tim Emley and members of the town board for opting out of permitti...

NEW YORK — Legal weed sales haven't even begun inNew York Stateyet but concerns are already growing over the potential ill effects that marijuana can ...

OLEAN — Higher revenue estimates due to sales taxes and municipal aid should help balance the city budget, but losses to water revenue mean higher rat...

NEW YORK — If you’re a motorist, the feds have you coming and going. And now you might have to pay the price, as President Joe Biden and Transportatio...

OLEAN — Local counties saw sales tax revenues slip again in August, according to state officials. The Office of the State Comptroller reported Thursda...

The coronavirus pandemic has put a big hit on tourism, which is big business in Cattaraugus County and throughout Western New York. Millions in sales ...

OLEAN — Tax revenue and state aid are coming in at lower levels than expected due to COVID-19, city officials said, but so far major cuts to operation...

LITTLE VALLEY — The coronavirus pandemic has put a big dent in Cattaraugus County’s revenue. With New York state looking at a $13 billion budget short...

The town of Olean is facing the same situation of many other small towns in New York state. Unknown future sales tax revenues means future decisions m...

Assemblyman Joseph Giglio acknowledged Gov. Andrew Cuomo has tweaked his proposals to regulate and tax marijuana in New York — but not enough yet to g...

OLEAN — Sales tax revenue appeared to have been buoyed across the region by taxing internet transactions, but Olean city revenues continue to lag. Sta...

LITTLE VALLEY — Thanks to part-time sleuths in the Cattaraugus County Treasurer’s Office, bed tax revenues have surged by 37.7 percent over the past t...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo made thousands of towns and villages smile in relief Friday when he announced restoration of Aid and Incentives to Municipalities (A...

OLEAN — Locals are spending more — and local governments are collecting more in sales tax revenue. Local sales tax collections continued to climb in 2...