Renewed Call Comes in Response to New Report Showing Dramatically Worse Revenue Losses than Previously Estimated ALBANY - The New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC), today released an updated report on the economic impact of the novel … [Read more...]
Governor Reports Most Recent COVID-19 Hospitalizations Involve Residents Who’ve Stayed in Their Homes
MANHASSET, NY - Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that most of the recent hospitalizations due to COVID-19 involve non-essential or retired workers who had been staying in their homes. The finding comes from state-collected admission data from … [Read more...]
New York Board of Elections Challenge Court Decision to Reinstate Democratic Presidential Primary
ALBANY - The New York State Board of Elections will appeal a federal judge's ruling that New York must host its Democratic presidential primary as previously scheduled on June 23. According to the Albany Times-Union, the board of elections … [Read more...]
Statewide COVID-19 Deaths Continue to Decline, Chautauqua County Sees Two New Cases Over Weekend
Governor Andrew Cuomo reported Sunday that there were 8,130 additional confirmed cases of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in New York State, bringing the statewide total to 271,590 confirmed cases since the pandemic began. Many of those cases have … [Read more...]
Gillibrand Urges Congress to Repeal CARES Act Provision that Provides Tax Giveaway to Millionaires
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is hoping to repeal GOP provisions of the CARES Act that reportedly provides a massive tax giveaway to a small group of wealthy individuals. According to the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), … [Read more...]
County Reports New COVID-19 Case, 51 People in Quarantine/Isolation
ALBANY - Another new confirmed case of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus has been reported in Chautauqua County. The Chautauqua County Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday said the latest case involves a female in her 30s. With the … [Read more...]
Gillibrand, Cuomo and Others Criticize Senate Majority Leader for Proposing Struggling Cities Should Declare Bankruptcy
WASHINGTON - The issue of federal aid for state and local governments continues to be a topic of discussion in New York State and around the country. In the past few weeks, state and local leaders from both sides of the aisle have said local … [Read more...]
Cattaraugus County Sees First COVID-19 Related Death, Only 2 Active Cases Reported in Chautauqua County
LITTLE VALLEY, NY - The Cattaraugus County Health Department says it has now registered its first COVID-19 death. Health officials in Little Valley said on Tuesday that a 77-year-old man with “extensive underlying health conditions” had … [Read more...]
Cuomo Says State will Reopen on a Regional Basis
BUFFALO - New York will restart the state's economy on a regional basis. That from governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday, making a sharp turn from his earlier statements that such a plan could lead a large number of people to travel to locations where … [Read more...]
Next Coronavirus Aid Package to Include $331 Billion to Support Depleted Business Payroll Protection Program
WASHINGTON - Congress is sprinting to approve the next coronavirus aid package, a $483 billion deal backed by the White House to replenish a small-business payroll fund and pump more money into hospitals and testing programs. President Donald … [Read more...]
