ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that New York is joining the Powering Past Coal Alliance, an international coalition of governments, businesses, and other organizations committed to leading the rest of the world in ending the use of … [Read more...]
Young Announces Funding to Help Panama Central School with Penalty Assessment
[MEDIA RELEASE FROM SENATOR CATHERINE YOUNG'S OFFICE] OLEAN - Senator Catharine Young (R, C, I - 57th District) has announced another round of $500,000 in state funding to cover the cost of Panama Central School District’s penalty payment to the … [Read more...]
National Comedy Center in Jamestown, NY Opens to Public
JAMESTOWN - The National Comedy Center is open for business. The state of the art, $50 million facility opened its doors to the public for the first time on Wednesday, immediately after a ribbon cutting ceremony was held featuring Gov. Andrew … [Read more...]
State Resources Used in Cuomo’s 2014 Reelection Campaign
ALBANY - An investigative report from the Albany Times-Union is revealing that the recently convicted aid to Gov. Andrew Cuomo allegedly used tax-payer funded phone lines while working on the governor’s reelection campaign. According to the … [Read more...]
Cuomo Calls on Federal Government Provide More Information on Detained Immigrant Children
ALBANY - Some of the immigrant children being housed in New York foster care facilities after being separated from their parents at the southern border need psychological counseling for the traumatizing ordeal. That’s according to Gov. Andrew … [Read more...]
Cuomo Announces Lawsuit Against Federal Government in Response to Trump’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday the state plans to file a lawsuit against the federal government for enacting a zero-tolerance policy to separate thousands of children from their families who illegally enter the country. The … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Passed Over in $20 Million Municipal Consolidation and Efficiency Competition
ALBANY - Chautauqua County will not be the recipient of a $20 million New York State government efficiency grant. Late last week Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County was the winner of the Municipal Consolidation and … [Read more...]
25-Year Development Odyssey: The National Comedy Center Finds a Home in Jamestown’s Historic Train Station
JAMESTOWN, NY - The acquisition of the Gateway Train Station (formerly "Erie-Lackawanna Train Station") and its surrounding property by the National Comedy Center in the Summer of 2017 was the culmination of a 25-year renovation and development … [Read more...]
Future of NRG Repowering Project Up in Air Following News of Reconnection Cost
DUNKIRK - It appears the fate of the county’s largest property tax payer is once again in jeopardy. The Dunkirk Observer is reporting that the repowering of the NRG generating plant in Dunkirk from coal to natural gas is once again facing … [Read more...]
Cuomo Calls for Investigation into Hurricane Relief Response in Puerto Rico
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo is calling for the establishment of an independent federal commission to investigate the federal response to 2017 natural disasters in Puerto Rico. After the release of the Harvard School of Public Health's analysis … [Read more...]
