Politics

Senator Pam Helming is leading a charge against the proposed Elder Parole legislation, Senate bill S.2423, urging Democrat lawmakers to reconsider its implications. The bill would grant incarcerated individuals aged 55 or older, who have ... more

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released new tax brackets for the 2024 tax year, which could provide a financial reprieve for many Americans when filing taxes in 2024 and 2025. This announcement comes after ... more

Family Promise of Ontario County is taking strides to address the growing homelessness crisis by proposing an emergency shelter in Canandaigua. The shelter aims to accommodate six to eight families, addressing the rising homelessness, which ... more

The Seneca Falls Town Board unanimously passed its 2024 budget with a total of $18.43 million, a notable increase from the previous year’s $16.5 million. This new budget introduces a first-time allocation of $177,000 for ... more

U.S. Representative Claudia Tenney, a Republican congresswoman, has recently relocated within New York’s 24th congressional district, moving nearly 100 miles from a rental in Canandaigua to a purchased residence in Oswego County. This move follows ... more

Robert "Bob" Multer, a revered figure in Yates County politics and the longest-serving chair of the Yates County Legislature, has passed away at the age of 90. Multer, who moved to Penn Yan in 1962, ... more

Tiffany Kumar, an alderperson representing Ithaca's Fourth Ward and a Cornell University undergraduate student, discovered her car vandalized with a derogatory note on Thursday afternoon. The incident was reported over the weekend by The Ithaca ... more

John Nesbitt, who served as a Wayne County Court Judge for over two decades, was found dead at his home in Sodus Point on Thursday. The Finger Lakes Times reported his passing, noting that no ... more

A newly formed company with Texas roots wants to drill thousands of new natural gas wells across the Southern Tier in order to store carbon dioxide underground as well as extract methane from the Marcellus ... more

In a significant move to support military veterans and their families, Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a series of new bills into law ahead of Veterans Day, her office announced on Friday. These laws aim ... more

In response to New York State's cybersecurity regulations, Cayuga County is planning to transition its official website to a .gov domain. The Citizen reports that the county Legislature's Government Operations Committee has advanced a resolution ... more

Cayuga County legislators were presented with a proposed $188 million budget for 2024 in a special legislative meeting on Thursday. Lynn Marinelli, the county's budget director, outlined the plan, which marks a significant increase in ... more

Congress' proposed cuts to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children will have significant effects on New York families. Should the cuts come to fruition, 328,000 families in the state could lose WIC benefits ... more

Steuben County officials are facing fiscal pressures as New York State-mandated programs are expected to increase local costs in the 2024 budget. Despite these challenges, the county's robust fund balance and strong sales tax revenues ... more

The Schuyler County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has deferred the decision to approve a new tenant for the Seneca Harbor waterfront site, formerly occupied by Horseheads Brewing. During Wednesday’s meeting, the board faced scrutiny over ... more

Governor Kathy Hochul has introduced an enhanced Database of Economic Incentives, reaffirming her administration's dedication to transparency and efficient state governance. This revamped database, originally introduced in 2021, offers comprehensive and regularly updated information on ... more

Cayuga County's emergency medical services are facing a significant transition as American Medical Response (AMR) has confirmed it will terminate its ambulance operations in the region by year's end. With AMR handling 3,000 calls annually, ... more

Horseheads Brewing's tenure at a prime Seneca Lake location has come to an end as the Schuyler County Industrial Development Agency (SCIDA) opted to select a different brewery to take over the waterfront spot. The ... more

Wayne County's administrator has crafted a 2024 budget that offers a notable tax cut for residents, but that doesn't mean it'll come without challenges. The new $213.3 million budget, which is up by 6.4% from ... more

Election Day brought a significant reshuffling across the Finger Lakes region, with new leadership emerging in several key positions. While not all of the outcomes were expected, there were several notable winners and losers after ... more

The anticipated sale of the historic Camp Barton to the New York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is nearing its final stages. This deal, initiated in January, will transfer approximately 100 acres ... more