Latest U.S. Census projections should not have New Yorkers in the doldrums, but they are far from a beacon of hope. According to the estimates released in late January, the Empire State saw a smidgeon of growth in 2025 when compared to the previous year with a gain of more than 1,000 ...

New York’s 62 counties, including Chautauqua, are once again seeking sympathy about potential federal cuts that could impact residents statewide. In a news release issued Wednesday afternoon, the New York State Association of Counties is urging Albany to take action on federal reductions that ...

No matter the party affiliation, whether red or blue, state budget proposals always come down to one color: green. With recent spending plans being announced within the last month in New York and Pennsylvania, there is a similar refrain. Democrats from both states often sing praises for ...

You could call it a destructive trifecta. For the third time in less than 15 years, money has gone missing in the city of Dunkirk. At the moment, Mark Woods is the latest offender. According to a press release issued last week by both state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Chautauqua County ...

Pressures will soon begin to mount on the school boards that oversee Clymer, Panama and Sherman. It is through no fault of those who have been elected to serve. They are only following through on community wishes. During last May’s school vote, each community indicated in a referendum a ...

Republican candidate for New York state governor Bruce Blakeman is starting to smell the coffee after apparently chugging too much downstate Kool Aid. During last week’s Long Island Association breakfast, both he and incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul shared the spotlight at the event that included ...