ALBANY – With rising demand for fresh, local goods, the Senate will include the “Grown in New York” initiative in their one-house budget resolution. The program will provide funding to key sectors of the state’s agriculture industry. According to … [Read more...]
Drug Treatment Organizations Call on NY to Provide More Funding to Fight Abuse
ALBANY - A coalition of addiction treatment programs across New York are calling on Albany to set aside $350 million to combat heroin and substance abuse. John Coppola, executive director of the Association of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse … [Read more...]
Governor Calls for Minimum Wage to Increase to $10.50 by 2017
BUFFALO - Gov. Andrew Cuomo was in Buffalo on Tuesday to begin his public push to increase the state's minimum wage to $10.50 an hour by 2017. Speaking out against what he called a "polarization of income like we've never seen before" Cuomo made a … [Read more...]
Governor Details Ethics Reform Plan
ALBANY - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today outlined significant reforms to New York State’s ethics laws and rules. The reforms are included in the 30 day amendments to the 2015-16 Executive Budget. “We must prove once again that state government can … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Jamestown School Officials Face Major Financial Challenges
JAMESTOWN - The financial outlook for Jamestown Public Schools is quite grim. That from Jamestown school superintendent Tim Mains, who was a guest on WRFA's Community Matters public affairs program on Thursday, Feb. 19. Mains talked about … [Read more...]
Senate Republicans Hope to Fully Restore GEA School Funding
ALBANY - Senator Catharine Young and her Republican colleagues in the Senate have announced their plan to fully restore the Gap Adjustment Elimination (GEA) funding for local school districts in this year’s state budget. The GEA has been … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi, Feb. 2015 Interview
WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi into the studio for the Feb. 5, 2015 episode of Community Matters. Mayor Teresi discusses his 2015 State of the City Address, as well as his thoughts on the 2015-16 … [Read more...]
Cuomo to Delay Signing Off on Budget Until Ethics Reform Takes Place
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo doesn’t plan to sign a new budget unless lawmakers agree to a major ethics overhaul. On Monday the governor held a news conference in Albany to discuss his plan for ethics reform, in the wake of a corruption scandal … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Goodell Weighs in on Executive Budget, Arrest of Sheldon Silver
On Thursday afternoon, WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talked with NY Assemblyman Andy Goodell (R-Chautauqua, District 150) to get his reaction on the $141.6 billion Executive Budget, presented Jan. 21, 2015 by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, along with … [Read more...]
[WATCH] Cuomo Focuses on Education, Criminal Justice and Economic Reforms in 2015-16 Budget
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo Wednesday delivered a combined State of the State address and budget proposal totaling $141.6 billion for the upcoming fiscal year. The governor packaged both the state of the state and the budget rollout into a … [Read more...]
