State Sen. George Borrello is supporting a measure to increase cost transparency in utility rate increase proposals - but wants to see more transparency on typical utility bills. S.8764, sponsored by Sen. Michelle Hinchey, was approved unanimously by the Senate late last week. The unanimity ...
Local governments could see new limits on the amount of road salt they can use each winter under legislation introduced recently in the state Assembly. Assemblyman William Magnarelli, D-Syracuse, recently introduced a bill (A.9561) to limit the amount of road salt spread by the state and ...
Two Republicans are backing separate, different proposals to create a domestic violence registry in New York state. Both bills (A.9538, S.8932) have been introduced in recent days in the Senate and Assembly. Both would create registries using different means. It’s uncertain whether either ...
Most Chautauqua County schools aren’t seeing an increase in foundation aid in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget - but they will receive more money from the state to offer universal pre-kindergarten to area families. Hochul’s 2026-27 budget announcement touted full funding of the state’s ...
Gov. Kathy Hochul has a different view of state spending than the area’s state representatives or state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. Hochul’s budget proposal projects state revenue collection to increase by 9.9% and 2027 all funds spending to be $260 billion, an increase of .7% percent. ...
Sen. George Borrello is taking the next step required to transfer money from the Mayville Fire Department to the North Lake Fire District. Mayville Village Board members discussed the issue during a board meeting in November and said they had been in contact with Borrello and Assemblyman ...