Gov. Kathy Hochul’s State of the State plan to send a $500 check to New York families is an incredibly short-sighted plan to fight inflation and, frankly, boost her flagging approval ratings as Democrats come out of the woodwork looking to mount primary challenges against the governor. The ...

City of Dunkirk taxpayers have a real lump of coal in their stockings this Christmas. Despite months of knowing about the fiscal crisis, elected officials did nothing to hold constituents harmless when it came to passing the buck. On Saturday, council approved an 84% property tax increase. ...

The New York Independent System Operator continues to raise concerns about the reliability of the state’s electric grid in coming years - particularly in New York City - as questions continue to arise about the planning behind New York’s transition to an emissions-free power grid. It’s ...

About a decade ago when Vince Horrigan served as Chautauqua County executive, our newspaper did an editorial referencing how this area’s curse is minimizing continuing tax increases. At that time, Horrigan noted the county tax rate was increasing by pennies per $1,000 of assessed ...

With plenty of buzz surrounding President-elect Donald Trump’s planned nominees for cabinet positions, it is understandable for opinions to form early. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was right, then, to suggest the candidates named should be given a chance. “He’s got to appoint the team ...

Credit to Hanover for continuing to stay on top of the possibility of consolidating fire departments. As we have already seen with the North Lake Fire District, which is made up of Mayville, Dewittville and Hartfield, there are benefits. This week, town Supervisor Lou Pelletter reported he ...