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ALBANY — A money-saving maneuver in the newly enacted Medicaid budget could end up increasing costs in the long term — by paving the way for more unio...

From job openings and fighting a girl’s deportation to the Freedom Train pulling in to Olean, from a busy season opener at Allegany State Park to diss...

DEAR RUSTY: Why, as I continue to work after age 65 and have FICA taxes taken from my check, am I — or anyone — also compelled under the threat of pen...

ALBANY — New York is offering up to $90 million in tax credits for news outlets to hire and retain journalists in an effort to help keep the shrinking...

ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul calls it a “priority” to seek passage of legislation that would prohibit social media companies from collecting perso...

Andrew Cuomo scored a significant win last week when a New York appellate court ruled that the state’s ethics commission is unconstitutional. The form...

Other districts in Allegany and Cattaraugus counties reported their budgets passed in Tuesday’s statewide school votes and announced winners of their ...

A recent court ruling highlights the dangers of forcing taxpayers to fund political campaigns. Progressives pushing such schemes under the guise of el...

Playing the Veepstakes guessing game is often a losing one for analysts. Vice-presidential selection is ultimately a highly personal choice, and it is...

Arthur G. Austin Jr. has lived a life of service — 37 years in the U.S. Army, rising to the rank of one-star general. But in retirement in Cuba he has...

ALBANY — New York can continue to require companies with health insurance plans to cover medically necessary abortions, the state’s highest court rule...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Credit card late fees should be capped at $8, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urges, after the U.S. Supreme Court found the fede...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The presidential campaign appears achingly close and oddly immovable. Former President Trump leads narrowly in national and swing-s...

Reflect, remember and remind. That was the message as leaders from the Seneca Nation gathered Friday morning, joined by Western New York dignitaries, ...

OLEAN — After 14 years of moves and plans, a permanent home for the African American Center for Cultural Development saw its ribbon cutting on Wednesd...

Democrats calm themselves over President Joe Biden’s miserable poll numbers by noting that the election remains months away, an eternity in politics. ...

Due to the Veterans Day federal holiday, a digital edition of the Olean Times Herald will not be published for Monday. The Times Herald’s offices will...

This week could mark the most consequential development on the U.S.-Mexico border since January 2021, when President Joe Biden essentially opened the ...