Flush with cash, Chautauqua County legislators at the October meeting had a decision to make. It involved your money. Should local lawmakers give property owners back some $2 million of nearly $40 million in reserves in 2025 and lower the tax levy or should they continue to hoard the big ...
CORRECTION: This commentary has been updated to note a debate in the Congressional race. Chautauqua County’s race for the second Family Court judge one decade ago is an example of how political campaigns have evolved in a relatively short period of time. During 2014, four candidates worked ...
Sun Belt states cannot seem to catch a break. Within the last month, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia have been dealing with devastating storms with repair costs that are likely to top $50 billion. Some scientists — and even residents there — are ...
Believe it or not, the city of Dunkirk’s 2025 budget proposal that includes an increase of its tax rate by 108% for property owners is far from the largest hike in the region within the last decade. That dubious distinction belongs to an entity that no longer exists. In a special meeting ...
Emergency Medical Service responses that were once handled by private entities or volunteer forces have been seeing a major shift in operations over the last decade. More of these transports are being done by municipalities with the aim of attempting to grow a portion of revenues for their ...
Minutes before Gov. Kathy Hochul walked to a stage placed in front of more than 60 chairs reserved for elected officials and area leaders, dance and pop music blared for the 200 in attendance at the Williams Center on the State University of New York at Fredonia campus in June. That ambiance ...
