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Cuomo Signs Legislation Aimed at Fighting Citizens United Decision

August 25, 2016 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed first-in-the-nation legislation (S.8160/A.10742) to curb the power of independent expenditure campaigns unleashed by the 2010 Supreme Court case Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Citizens United, Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to hear Appeal for SAFE Act Ruling

June 21, 2016 By WRFA Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a legal challenge that claimed the assault weapons ban included in New York’s SAFE Act was unconstitutional. Without comment, the justices declined to review a lower-court ruling that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Gun Law, SAFE Act, Second Amendment, Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeal

Reed Applauds Supreme Court Decision Regarding Federal Clean Water Act

June 2, 2016 By WRFA 1 Comment

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court opened the door to more lawsuits over the Clean Water Act in a Tuesday ruling that allowed businesses to challenge the federal government's decisions on which wetlands and streams it can regulate. The decision is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Clean Water Act, Supreme Court, Tom Reed, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

State Public Service Commission to Terminate Contract Between NRG and National Grid

May 31, 2016 By WRFA Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) and State Sen. Cathy Young (R-Olean) are expressing their concern and disappointment with the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) after learning it plans to terminate a contract involving the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Cathy Young, Dunkirk Repowering Project, National Grid, NRG, Public Service Commission, Supreme Court, Tom Reed

Federal Court of Appeals Upholds SAFE Act

October 20, 2015 By WRFA Leave a Comment

NEW YORK - A federal appeals court has upheld two controversial gun-control measures in both New York and Connecticut. The decision Monday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit found that the SAFE Act in New York and laws in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, SAFE Act, Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeal

[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown City Council President Gregory Rabb

July 13, 2015 By WRFA Leave a Comment

Originally airing Thursday, July 2, 2015. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown City Council President Gregory Rabb about the recent SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality and its impact on Jamestown. In addition, they discuss … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Local News Tagged With: Community Matters, Greg Rabb, Jamestown City Council, Marriage Equality, Supreme Court

Reed Vows to Continue Fighting Affordable Care Act, Despite Recent SCOTUS Ruling

June 26, 2015 By WRFA Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has made a decision that upholds a key component of the Affordable Care Act – which held to further strengthen the law and prevent it from being dismantled by its opponents. The high court ruled 6 to 3 in King v. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, Health Insurance Exchange, John Roberts Jr., King v. Burwell, Obamacare, Supreme Court, Tom Reed

New Trial Scheduled for Buffalo Area Man Found Guilty of Killing Silver Creek Native

May 6, 2015 By WRFA Leave a Comment

BUFFALO - The buffalo area man convicted of intentionally killing a Silver Creek native and Air National Guardsman by throwing him down a flight of stairs of a Buffalo bar will have his case retried. On Tuesday State Supreme Court judge Penny … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jeffrey Basil, Molly's Pub, Penny Wolfgang, Supreme Court, William Sager Jr.

Reed, Goodell Speak Out Against Sierra Club Lawsuit, but So Do Democratic Challengers

October 3, 2014 By WRFA Leave a Comment

DUNKIRK - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) and State Assemblymen Andy Goodell (R-Jamestown) – who are both running for reelection this November - were in Dunkirk Thursday afternoon to speak out against a lawsuit involving the NRG Repowering … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2014 Election, Barrie Yochim, Chautauqua County League of Women Voters, Dunkirk Repowering Project, Norman Green, NRG, Public Service Commission, Sierra Club, Supreme Court, Tom Reed

Yale University Professor to Deliver Annual Robert H. Jackson Lecture Monday at Chautauqua

July 21, 2014 By WRFA Leave a Comment

CHAUTAUQUA - Chautauqua Institution’s 10th annual Robert H. Jackson Lecture on the Supreme Court of the United States will be delivered by Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, Monday at 4 p.m. at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Akhil Reed Amar, Chautauqua Institution, Robert H. Jackson, Robert H. Jackson Lecture, Supreme Court, Yale University

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