New York representatives are calling on the Biden administration to ease restrictions along the U.S.-Canada border. The request comes as Canada allowed its COVID-19 entry restrictions to expire on October 1. Those restrictions included random … [Read more...]
Rep. Sempolinski Says Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Program is ‘Unfair’
Congressman Joe Sempolinski discussed concerns about student loan forgiveness in his first media call as the 23rd District's new representative. Sempolinski, who was sworn in September 13, was named to the Education and Labor Committee, and Budget … [Read more...]
NYS Pledges Support to Puerto Rico Following Devastation by Hurricane Fiona
Hurricane Fiona strengthened to a category 3 overnight after leaving widespread devastation in Puerto Rico. The storm dumped more than 2 feet of rain on the island and knocked out the U.S. territory’s electricity supply. More than one million … [Read more...]
President Biden Announces Student Loan Debt Relief
President Biden has announced he is canceling $10,000 in student loan debt for those earning less than $125,000 per year and $20,000 for those who had received Pell grants. Biden also announced that a pandemic-era pause on student loan payments, … [Read more...]
UPDATE: No Polio In Chautauqua County, Current Case is Located in Rockland County
UPDATE: Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel has provided an update explaining he misunderstood communications from the Chautauqua County Health Department. He stated there is not a case of polio in Chautauqua County. Chautauqua County Health … [Read more...]
CNN: U.S. Supreme Court Curbs EPA’s Ability to Regulate Carbon Emissions, Justice Jackson Sworn In
CNN reports the U.S. Supreme Court has curbed the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to broadly regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants. The decision is a major defeat for the Biden administration's attempts to slash emissions … [Read more...]
President Biden Signs Bipartisan Gun Bill
President Joe Biden has signed into law Saturday a bipartisan bill to address gun violence. CNN reports the bill amounts to the first major federal gun safety legislation in decades and marks a significant bipartisan breakthrough on one of the … [Read more...]
CNN: U.S. Senate Passes Bipartisan Gun Bill
CNN reports the U.S. Senate on Thursday night passed a bipartisan bill to address gun violence that amounts to the first major federal gun safety legislation in decades. The final vote was 65 to 33 with 15 Republicans joining Democrats in support … [Read more...]
U.S. Senate Develops Bipartisan Gun Legislation
A bipartisan agreement has been developed in the Senate offering modest gun curbs and stepped up efforts to improve school safety and mental health programs. The Associated Press reports the proposal falls far short of tougher steps long sought by … [Read more...]
AP: House Panel Firmly Blames Donald Trump for Jan. 6 Insurrection
The Associated Press reports the House panel investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol laid the blame firmly on Donald Trump Thursday night, saying the assault was hardly spontaneous but an “attempted coup” and a direct result of … [Read more...]
