County legislators took a good first step last week when they choose to discuss increasing the way a percent of the county’s sales tax is distributed. Chautauqua County’s sales tax rate is currently 8%. Every two years the county legislature must request the state Legislature give ...

It’s long past the time for the prison strike affecting several prisons across the state - including two locally - to come to an end. There are ripple effects of these actions that reverberate across the criminal justice system - and we were reminded of just a few when Sheriff Jim ...

It turns out President Donald Trump doesn’t have the market cornered on protective trade policies. Back in 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the New York State Buy American Salt Act, a bill sponsored by Sen. John Mannion in the state Senate and Assemblyman Harry Bronson in the state Assembly. ...

It’s no secret there are some who aren’t happy with the new direction of the federal government. There are plenty of ways to register one’s disagreement. Some people choose to do so via social media. There have been protests like the one in early February outside Rep. Nick ...

It would have been unthinkable 30 years ago to see what Jamestown’s housing market has become. There was a time when home values in much of the city were, at best, stagnant. Some ended up selling their homes for less than their original purchase price. Those looking to purchase homes ...

A group of Ashville residents aren’t happy with a plan to build wind turbines on Baker Road in North Harmony. Right now, the proposal from Buttercup Wind LLC, for a monopole meteorological wind tower that requires a variance from the North Harmony Town Board. Neighbors are worried approving ...