MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature Wednesday night voted down a resolution that would have allowed the County District Attorney’s office to hire a limited number of assistant district attorneys who live outside of the county. The vote was … [Read more...]
WRFA Election Night 2018 News Update – Final
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample gives an election night news update for the 11 p.m. hour. Featuring comments from Chautauqua County Sheriff Joseph Gerace, who lost reelection, and BOE commissioner Norman … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] 2018 Election – LOWV Meet the Candidates Forum: Assembly Candidates
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Full audio of the League of Women Voters of Chautauqua County Meet the Candidates Forum, featuring the two candidates for New York State Assembly (150th District): Incumbent Andrew Goodell (R) and Challenger Judith … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Judith Einach and Andrew Goodell, Candidates for 150th Assembly District
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE [SOUNDCLOUD] Originally airing Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018 WRFA poses a series of questions to the two candidates running for the 150th Assembly District of New York State (Chautauqua County) in the 2018 General … [Read more...]
Goodell Introduces Legislation to Prohibit Play-to-Pay
ALBANY - Chautauqua County’s representative in the State Assembly is once again introducing legislation that would prevent contractors and others doing business with the state from contributing to political campaigns. The legislation from Andy … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Judith Einach May 2018 Interview
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, May 10, 2018. WRFA's Jason Sample talks with NYS Assembly candidate Judith Einach of Westfield about her candidacy. Earlier in the week Einach announced she would be running as the … [Read more...]
Westfield’s Judith Einach Announces Candidacy for New York Assembly
WESTFIELD - A Westfield resident is announcing her intention to run as the Democratic Candidate for State Assembly in the 150th District. Westfield’s Judith Einach announced earlier this week she is running against Republican Andy Goodell, who’s … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Andy Goodell – April 2018
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 26, 2018. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with State Assembly Andy Goodell (R-Chautauqua County) about the passage of the 2018-19 state budget as well as other … [Read more...]
Democrats in State Senate Agree to Reconcile
ALBANY - The upper and lower chambers of the New York State Legislature could soon be unified. The two feuding factions of Democrats within the State Senate announced Wednesday they have agreed to reconcile ahead of November’s election, reuniting … [Read more...]
Residents in New York Convicted of Domestic Abuse-Related Charges No Longer Allowed to Own Firearms
ALBANY - Domestic abusers in New York who are convicted on either felony or many misdemeanor charges will have all their firearms - not just handguns - taken from them. The provision sailed through the state Assembly and Senate before being signed … [Read more...]
