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You are here: Home / Archives for Inflation Reduction Act

Medicare Reaches Deal To Reduce Cost of Drugs by $50 Billion A Year

August 16, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The White House has announced a deal that will cut the price of popular Medicare drugs by $50 billion a year. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that Medicare has reached new, lower, and fairer negotiated prices with 10 of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chuck Schumer, Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare, Medicare Part D, White House

Federal Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate Program Open To Moderate, Low-Income Residents

July 15, 2024 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities is alerting moderate and low-income customers to a Federal Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate program. The program is administered by New York State through its EmPower+ project. Homeowners and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: EmPower+ program, Federal Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate program, Inflation Reduction Act, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, NYSERDA

Jamestown BPU Announces Programs To Help Local Industries

February 26, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities has announced two programs to help local industries. BPU Business Development Coordinator Ellen Ditonto said the BPU received a $140,000 Manufacturing Climate Technology Equipment/Software Investment grant … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Electrovaya, Ellen Ditonto, Inflation Reduction Act, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Manufacturing Climate Technology Equipment/Software Investment grant, NYSERDA

More Than 3 Million Senior Citizens in NYS Now Have Cap On Out-Of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs

January 8, 2024 By WRFA Radio 4 Comments

More than three million senior citizens in New York State now have a cap on total out-of-pocket prescription drug costs. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said this is part of the Inflation Reduction Act. He said there is now an annual cap … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chuck Schumer, Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare Part B, Medicare Part D, prescription drugs

Jamestown Receives Nearly $983,000 To Increase Energy Efficient Housing In City

November 2, 2023 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

The City of Jamestown has received nearly $983,000 to support efforts to increase energy-efficient housing in underserved neighborhoods. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the federal funding is coming from the U.S. Environmental … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation and Improvement Corporation, CHRIC, Chuck Schumer, City of Jamestown, Environmental Justice Government-to-Government program, Environmental Protection Agency, Healthy at Home CHQ Coalition, Inflation Reduction Act, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Jamestown Urban Renewal Agency, Retooling Homes for Improved Air Quality Initiative

House GOP Passes Bill Rescinding IRS Funding

January 11, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

House Republicans fulfilled a key campaign promise on Monday, passing legislation to rescind the bulk of an IRS funding boost signed into law last year. This marks the first bill passed by the GOP-controlled House this Congress. The bill, which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Charles Rettig, Congressional Budget Office, Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act, Inflation Reduction Act, IRS, Janet Yellen, Joe Biden, Nick Langworthy, Treasury Department, U.S. House of Representatives

Retool ’22 Keynote Speaker: ‘We’re Halfway Through Transition to Modern Energy’

October 19, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

We're halfway through the transition to modern energy according to Retool '22 Conference keynote speaker Clint Wilder. Wilder is the Editorial Director for CleanEdge which is a developer and publisher of stock indexes tracking clean energy, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: battery storage, CHIPS and Science Bill, Clean Energy, CleanEdge, Clint Wilder, Inflation Reduction Act, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, John Ellis, Northwest Arena, Retool '22 Climate Technology Conference, Solar Energy, Wind Energy

23rd Congressional Special Election Candidates Discuss Issues at Meet the Candidates Events

August 19, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Around 50 people came out to hear what the men running in the special election for the 23rd Congressional District had to say at the Chautauqua County League of Women Voters' "Meet The Candidates" event Thursday night. Democrat Max Della Pia and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 23rd Congressional District, assault weapons ban, Chautauqua County League of Women Voters, Inflation Reduction Act, Joe Sempolinski, Max Della Pia, special election

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