U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Financial Disclosure Modernization Act to increase transparency around government officials’ financial disclosures on Thursday. This legislation would update and expand the monetary values that elected and senior government officials are ...
Legislation that has been introduced for the past seven years has been approved by the state Senate - but not before Democrats defeated an amendment introduced by Sen. George Borrello. The state Senate approved S.353, sponsored by Sen. Gustavo Rivera, D-Bronx, by a unanimous 62-0 vote. The ...
How Generation Z is reshaping activism and democratic engagement will be examined in an American Democracy Project (ADP) panel discussion at SUNY Fredonia. The panel, “Reimagining Democracy: Gen Z Activism Across Communities and Borders,” will be held Thursday from 2 to 3:15 p.m. in ...
MAYVILLE – The centerpiece of the Mayville Winterfest is nearly complete, as the festival runs Friday to Sunday. During the Village Board meeting Tuesday, Mayor Rick Syper called this year’s castle “the biggest castle Mayville has ever seen.” He said there have been 15-20 volunteers ...
The latest Board of Education meeting was a monumental night for two Fredonia school employees, as Cassie Farrell and Alexandra Goff were granted tenure. Farrell, a School Social Worker, was granted tenure effective Feb. 27. She was hired in response to increasing needs stemming from the ...
The use of Kendra’s Law is increasing throughout the state, though Sen. George Borrello has questions about its lack of use among the homeless populations in the state. Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, asked Dr. Ann Marie Sullivan, state mental health commissioner, about the use of Kendra’s Law ...