Breaking News
September 27, 2025
SALAMANCA — A Salamanca man was being held for the murder of another person in the city, Salamanca police reported Saturday. Andrew C. Skye, 35, of 31...
News, NY State News
Oct 19, 2021
Republican leaders in the state Senate want Gov. Kathy Hochul to suspend the state’s tax on fuel as prices soar at the pump and many experts forecast ...
Nation, News
Sep 23, 2021
President Joe Biden last week launched a full-throated defense of his tax plan built around two points: The rich are cheating and the IRS can’t catch ...
Jul 23, 2021
As California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that he has signed a bill to provide another $12 billion in homelessness funding, he brushed off a...
News
Jul 22, 2021
OLEAN — The Olean Common Council expressed interest in the idea of a transient occupancy tax in the city as a way to generate income for tourism and c...
Business, Cattaraugus County, News
Jun 05, 2021
OLEAN — An Olean veterinarian plans to open an urgent care facility for pets later this year. Dr. Katie Gies has an application for tax breaks for the...
Allegany County News
May 20, 2021
WELLSVILLE — While the voting turnout was less than in previous years, residents voted six times more yes than no to approve the Wellsville Central Sc...
News
May 20, 2021
DUKE CENTER, Pa. — The Otto-Eldred school board approved a preliminary operating budget for the 2021-22 school year in the amount of $12,824,000 which...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News
May 19, 2021
OLEAN — Residents of the Olean City School District approved a $43.68 million budget for the 2021-22 year by a 506-83 tally. The proposed budget is a ...
Business, News, NY State News
May 03, 2021
WASHINGTON (TNS) — When word spread about President Joe Biden’s proposed tax increases in the American Families Plan, tax preparers and financial plan...
Local Columnists, Nation World
Apr 19, 2021
It’s plain that the federal gas tax is past its sell-by date. Originally introduced as a fair way for automobile drivers to pay for the upkeep of the ...
News
Apr 06, 2021
ALBANY — The highest-earning New Yorkers would face the nation’s steepest income tax rate under a budget lawmakers expected to vote on Tuesday. It wou...
News, NY State News
Mar 31, 2021
ALBANY (TNS) — Deep-pocketed donors flooded New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s campaign coffers with cash in recent months as the state’s top Democrat repea...
Local Columnists, Nation World, New York
Mar 30, 2021
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...
Mar 21, 2021
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Treasury announced last week that the federal income tax filing deadline has been extended one month. ...
Local News, News
Mar 19, 2021
ALBANY (AP) — New York state residents are getting an extra month to file their state income taxes. State Budget Director Robert Mujica Jr. said Frida...
News, NY State News
Mar 16, 2021
WASHINGTON (TNS) — After the American Rescue Plan waived taxes on canceled student loan debt, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer believes there...
Business, News
Mar 06, 2021
WASHINGTON (TNS)— The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package heading to President Joe Biden’s desk directs $1,400 payouts to millions of Ameri...
News, NY State News
Mar 01, 2021
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is joining in supporting legislation to create an “ultra-millionaire” tax on fortunes over $50 million. The ...
Local News, News, NY State News
October 2, 2025
WHITESVILLE — Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski presented $20,000 in unrestricted state aid to Whitesville Central School Superintendent Tammy Emely on Wed...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
October 2, 2025
ELLICOTTVILLE — The Bob McCarthy Foundation continues its annual funding of critical programs in the community, including supporting prevention servic...
Business, Local News, News
October 2, 2025
KNAPP CREEK — Another ideal autumn weekend is in the forecast as Rock City Park will host its 17th annual Gem-Mineral-Fossil Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p....
News, NY State News
October 2, 2025
ALBANY (TNS) — Only two states — Oregon and Colorado — allow psilocybin, the hallucinogenic ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, to be used for medici...
Commentary, Opinion
October 2, 2025
"There is never, ever a good reason to force a government shutdown. It disrupts vital government services, hurts those dependent on those services, un...
Commentary, Opinion
October 2, 2025
This past Sunday I climbed Phelps Mountain, one of the 46 high peaks in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. As I was hiking, I thought back to 1968 ...
