WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate was unable to pass legislation that would require background checks for gun. Due to procedural steps agreed to by both sides, all the amendments considered Wednesday required 60 votes to pass. The final vote was 54 in … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Gillibrand to Appear in Olean on Monday
OLEAN - New York State’s Junior U.S. Senator will be in Cattaraugus County today to hold a roundtable discussion on helping local businesses. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) will join officials from the U.S. Small Business Administration in … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Gillibrand Pushes for Stricter Chemical Regulations
WASHINGTON - New York’s junior Senator in Washington is teaming up with Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), the leader in Congress on reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in an effort to pass the “Safe Chemicals Act.” Accoring to a … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Jamestown to Receive Nearly $465,000 Federal Grant for New Fire Vehicles
JAMESTOWN - It’s probably the single biggest amount of public safety funding Jamestown has ever received from the federal government. That from Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi, who informed members of the city council Monday night that Jamestown is set to … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Gillibrand Calls for More Support for Small Dairy Farms
WASHINGTON - As the U.S. Senate gets set to again take up the Farm Bill in the coming weeks, New York Junior Senator Senator is saying there needs to be long-term support and a fair safety net for small dairy farmers in New York State and across the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Gillibrand Pushes for Federal Minimum Wage Increase to $10.10
WASHINGTON - As discussions have all but wrapped up in Albany regarding an adjustment to the state minimum wage, there is now an effort underway to increase the federal minimum wage. On Tuesday New York’s junior Senator in Washington, Kirsten … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Reed Defeats Shinagawa in Closer-Than-Expected Race
CORNING - Incumbent Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) won the race for the newly drawn New York 23rd Congressional District and will serve as Chautauqua County’s next congressman, starting in January 2013. Reed defeated challenger Nate Shinagawa … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Local Voters have Several Decisions to Make in Election 2012
In addition to the widely covered U.S. Presidential race, voters in Chautauqua County will be voting for several federal, state and local offices. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D) is campaigning for her first full-term in office and is squaring … [Read more...]
Morning News: Federal Courthouse Officially Named for Justice Robert H. Jackson
WASHINGTON - A legislative bill naming the new federal courthouse in Buffalo after Robert H. Jackson was signed Friday by President Barrack Obama, less than two weeks after it passed in the Senate. First introduced by Congressman Brian Higgins last … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Reed to Particpate in Three Debates with Shinagawa
Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) will participate in three regional debates leading up to the Nov. 6th election for the 23rd Congressional District. The debates are scheduled for October 26th at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, October 28th with … [Read more...]
