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OLEAN — Come springtime, dozens of Olean High School’s eighth-graders will make a six-hour bus trip to tour the nation’s capital for three days. The O...

A law moving many town and county elections in New York to even-numbered years to align them with state and federal races was struck down by a state j...

BERKELEY, Calif. (TNS) — What role, if any, will the Supreme Court play in the November presidential election? That is the crucial, unknowable questio...

I am a lifelong registered Democrat. I don’t recall choosing that party: my parents most likely “gave” it to me. Actually, because I was born white, C...

DEAR RUSTY: I claimed Social Security at 70. My wife claimed her own SS at 62, and her earnings were significantly lower than mine. I understand my wi...

FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — During every election cycle, cross-party endorsements snag a few headlines. There is something oddly satisfying about the on...

OLEAN — One million dollars in aid for the city’s water treatment plant passed one chamber of Congress this summer, while $2 million more is already o...

Next month, the votes of New Yorkers may possibly decide which party controls the House of Representatives for the 119th U.S. Congress. The margin bet...

On Tuesday, the American people got to see and hear the vice presidential picks of the two major parties outline their visions for the country. The de...

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s overhaul of the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program reached a milestone Monday when she named a Georgia-based company as...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (TNS) — Bad actors, both foreign and domestic, continue to try to weaken America by stoking the flames of division and the embers of fe...

Recently I noted how the latest statewide poll from the Siena College Research Institute included a finding that less than one-third of New Yorkers th...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The presidential campaign produced plenty of noise last week, but the race still appears mired in a virtual electoral-college tie. ...

Joe Sempolinski and Dan Brown both point out the advantage they would bring to the seat if either were elected assemblyman in the 148th District. But ...

Assemblyman Joseph Giglio and other Southern Tier lawmakers are urging the governor to strengthen the state-level response in the wake of natural disa...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — You’ve heard it many times: A voter says they don’t like Donald Trump; they cite his nasty personality, divisiveness or penchant fo...

Forget the “Never Trumpers” supporting Kamala Harris. Most are caught up in ego, appeasing their new-found progressive donors or so busy protecting a ...

An annual report from the Government Accountability Office has saved taxpayers $667.5 billion over the last 14 years, but Congress and federal agencie...