MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will be holding its monthly committee meetings starting next week,with the Administrative Services Committee having several noteworthy items on its agenda. In addition to resolutions involving the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: State Imposes Stiffer Penalties for Texting While Driving
ALBANY - State lawmakers in Albany on Wednesday passed a new law cracking down on young drivers who are caught texting and driving. Under the new legislation approved by the state Senate and Assembly, drivers with permits and probationary and junior … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: State Senate Approves Rape Victims Equality Act
ALBANY - In a vote that protects victims and gives prosecutors the tools they need to convict violent sexual predators, Senator Cathy Young is announcing that the New York State Senate Monday passed the Rape Victims Equality Act. The bi-partisan … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Legislature Calls on State to Restrict Public Access to Gun Registration Information
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature is calling on state lawmakers to protect the identity of residents who own a registered pistol and also a concealed carry permit. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that During last night’s county … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Senate Finishes Approval of State Budget
ALBANY - The effort to pass an on-time state budget for the third year in a row has cleared another hurdle. On Wednesday the Senate finished passing bills for the $135.1 Billion state budget. Senator Cathy Young (R-Olean) called the budget “soundly … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Senate Begins Approving Budget, Assembly to Wait Until Thursday
ALBANY - State lawmakers arrived in Albany yesterday to begin work on passing a state budget, but one group was conspicuously absent from the capitol. State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is not convening the Assembly until Thursday, March 28 – … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: State Leaders Come to Agreement on Budget
ALBANY - The top Lawmakers in Albany have come to an agreement on the state budget, now its just a matter of time before both the Senate and the Assembly approve bills to finalize the $135.1 Billion spending plan. The budget - which was reached in … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Jamestown School Officials Look to Albany to Help Close Projected Budget Gap
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown school officials – along with districts throughout New York State – will have to wait a little longer before they know the specific amount of money they’ll be getting from Albany for next school year. On Tuesday night the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: State Assembly Passes Moratorium Extension Through May 2015
ALBANY - The State Assembly has approved a bill that would extend a moratorium on hydrofracking in New York until May 2015. The Albany Times Union is reporting that by issuing a moratorium, the state will allow for the completion of several … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: State Senate Approves Bill Favoring MMA Bouts
ALBANY - On Wednesday the state Senate approved a bill legalizing professional mixed martial arts bouts — a measure that has passed the chamber before, only to be blocked by the state Assembly. The vote, which cut across party lines, was … [Read more...]
