ALBANY - The State Assembly has voted to legalize mixed martial arts, clearing the way for fights late this year and expanding the combat sport into the last state to still prohibit it. Governor Andrew Cuomo supports legalizing the combination of … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Catherine Young in Jamestown NY: March 10, 2016
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing on WRFA on Thursday, Oct. 17 New York Senator Catherine Young (R-Olean, 51st Senate District) was in Jamestown on March 10, 2016 as part of a meet and greet forum, sponsored by the Chautauqua … [Read more...]
State Lawmakers Focus on Completing State Budget Before April 1 Deadline
ALBANY - Both houses of the New York State Legislature have each passed their individual budget resolutions. On Monday, members of the Republican controlled State Senate and the Democratic controlled State Assembly approved their spending bills … [Read more...]
UC Berkley Study Says Raising NY Minimum Wage has More Benefits than Drawbacks
ALBANY - A new report by economists at the University of California-Berkeley predicts that raising New York state's minimum wage to $15 would improve the living standards of more than 3 million people, far outweighing what the report calls a "small" … [Read more...]
Young Announces ‘Planting Seeds’ Initiative to Help NY Farmers, Growers
ALBANY – Senator Cathy Young has unveiled a plan that will help assist more than 100,000 of the state’s farmers and agricultural workforce. On Tuesday the Olean Republican, who represents Chautauqua County in Albany and is a ranking member of the … [Read more...]
[WATCH]Young Seeks Answers from State Economic Development Commissioner Regarding $200 Million Project
ALBANY - The effort to get more information regarding a recently announced $200 million economic development project in for the north county. On Tuesday the state legislature held another joint budget hearing, this time focusing on economic … [Read more...]
Young, Senate Republicans Push for Ban of Synthetic Cannibinoids
ALBANY – Senator Cathy Young (R,C,I- 57th District) is joining her Senate colleagues this week in working toward the passage of a package of public-health bills aimed at combating synthetic marijuana and cannibinoids. According to Young, the … [Read more...]
Governor Kicks Off Effort to Raise Minimum Wage to $15
ALBANY – Governor Andrew Cuomo is upping the ante on Minimum Wage in New York State. When state lawmakers left the Capitol in June, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to boost the minimum wage to $10.50 an hour and $11.50 in New York City was left to … [Read more...]
State Lawmakers Reach Last-Minute Agreement on Legislative Package
ALBANY - The State Legislature was supposed to have wrapped up its 2015 session last week, but lawmakers have decided to extend the session in order to take care of some last-minute, key issues. On Tuesday, Governor Cuomo joined legislative … [Read more...]
State Lawmakers Approve Home Rule Legislation for Sales Tax Increase
UPDATED: 10 a.m., June 20 ALBANY - Chautauqua County will have to wait until next week before learning if it will have the ability to raise its sales tax by half a percent. That after both houses of the New York State legislature on On … [Read more...]
