WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) is welcoming comments that were recently made by a member of the Obama administration that involve the use of natural gas and hydrofracking. U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz’s recently commented on the … [Read more...]
Buffalo Senator Criticizes Governor’s Plan to Provide College Education for Prisoners
BUFFALO - A Western New York state senator is attacking Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposal to use public money to provide college education to prison inmates. Senator Mark Grisanti (R-Buffalo) has established an online petition against the proposal, … [Read more...]
Cuomo Proposes Using Public Money to Pay for Prisoners’ College Education
ALBANY - Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing to fund college classes in New York prisons and using public money to do so. Saying a college degree will reduce the likelihood an inmate will return to crime when released, Cuomo announced the new program via … [Read more...]
Cassadaga Home Heating Business Receives $227,500 Grant from State
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that $3 million has been awarded to 18 projects – including one here in Chautauqua County - to encourage the growth of high-efficiency, low-emission wood-fired heating equipment. According to a media … [Read more...]
Cuomo Leads By Two-to-One Margin Over Potential GOP Challengers in Latest Poll
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo is the choice of 63 percent of voters whose only other option is Donald Trump. The real estate magnate garnered only 26 percent of respondents to a new Quinnipiac University poll. Cuomo gets the same percentage … [Read more...]
Cuomo Creates Committee to Explore Options for New Bills’ Stadium
ALBANY - Football season may be over, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo is continuing to keep it in the spotlight by announcing a new committee, created to explore options for a potential new stadium for the Buffalo Bills. The governor is calling the panel … [Read more...]
Cuomo Announces Member of Panel Created to Review Common Core
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the members of the Common Core Implementation Panel, which will undertake an immediate and comprehensive review of the rollout of the Common Core standards in New York State. Since the Common Core was … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Superintendent Invites Residents to Public Forum on Budget
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Public School officials want to get the public more involved in helping to establish an annual spending plan. School Superintendent Tim Mains, who is in his first year at the district, is inviting residents to a public forum … [Read more...]
Cuomo Admits Common Core is Flawed, but Stops Short of Calling for Moratorium
ALBANY - The recent the controversial surrounding New York's implementation of the 21st Century Learning Standards – more commonly known as “Common Core" - has not gone unnoticed by lawmakers in Albany. After months of criticism from teachers, … [Read more...]
Governor – ‘New York State Making Progress’ on Presecription Drug Abuse
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo Monday announced progress in the state's efforts to crack down on prescription drug abuse through the successful implementation of the Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing Act (I-STOP) and other portions of the … [Read more...]
