Whether they want to or not, Mayor Eddie Sundquist and the City Council need to come to an agreement on a possible bond act before the end of the year. As Councilwoman Kim Ecklund, R-At Large and Republican challenger to Sundquist, noted during Monday’s meeting, payments for the bond act ...

Things aren’t all rosy in Chautauqua County — and three changes approved recently by Chautauqua County legislators are just more proof of that fact. Legislators increased spending for the county’s Medicaid program by $644,000 — meaning the program will go up $3.7 million in total ...

Lakewood residents on both sides of the short-term rental debate should make sure they attend an open house meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Busti Town Hall, 125 Chautauqua Ave., Lakewood. Short-term rentals has become one of divisive issue in many smaller towns and villages in ...

Jamestown taxpayers have had every right to be concerned with the city’s financial health for some three decades now. Much has been said by mayors and council members about concerns over the long-term financial health of the city as costs for staff and benefits increased while the city’s ...

There is a debate amongst Chautauqua County legislators how healthy a fund balance the county should have as the county’s surplus reaches $37 million, or roughly 13% of the county’s budget. Democrats in the Chautauqua County Legislature say taxpayers are paying too much in county taxes ...

“Chaotic” is one way to describe the mess lawmakers have made of the U.S. House of Representatives in recent weeks. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is right to be concerned about what this round of political theater will do to our government. “Kevin McCarthy is a very good friend of ...