State Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul are supporting an effort to redraw New York's Congressional district lines. Both James and Hochul filed an amicus brief in support of the effort rather than leaving the lines drawn by … [Read more...]
JPS Superintendent Criticizes NYS For Dragging Feet on Resolving Small Cities Lawsuit
Jamestown Public Schools' Superintendent is accusing New York State of dragging its feet in resolving a lawsuit over the state under funding poor school districts. Dr. Kevin Whitaker said the state is trying to "smoke out" the remaining eight … [Read more...]
Governor Cuomo Loses Second Appeal of Small City School Funding lawsuit
Governor Cuomo has lost his second battle in three months in the Small City School Education Funding case. The New York State Appellate Court has rejected Cuomo's request to appeal a May 27th decision in the small city school case - Maisto versus … [Read more...]
State Appellate Court Rules NYS Violated Constitution in Underfunding Small City Schools
The State Court Appellate Division has ruled New York State violated the requirement of the State Constitution to provide the students in eight small city school districts, including Jamestown, with a sound basic education. The Appellate Court … [Read more...]
As Jamestown Fights Arbitration Ruling, Similar Case Ends in Defeat for Plattsburgh
JAMESTOWN - As Jamestown City officials await their day in court to challenge a recent binding arbitration decision involving the city police union, a court in another region of the state has already made a ruling in a similar case, favoring the … [Read more...]
