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 ...

Worlds away, many in New York state and across the nation are watching in disbelief. On Wednesday, Palestinians in the sealed-off Gaza Strip struggled to find any safe area as Israeli strikes demolished entire neighborhoods, hospitals ran low on supplies and the territory’s only power plant ...

It’s hard to argue with Dr. Michael Faulk’s plan to create a new position to supervise the county’s crew of part-time coroners. If all goes according to plan — a big if, considering we’re talking about government here — Faulk thinks creating the $90,000 a year position could save ...

A piece of Republican-driven legislation should receive serious consideration from Democrats when the next legislative session begins in January. We refer to Assemblyman Joseph Angelino’s bill to exempt hunters and concealed-carry permit holders from additional background checks when they ...

New York state’s road map for school districts is starting to resemble the Titanic’s road map across the Atlantic Ocean. The recently released document shows a possible route to begin electrifying bus fleets, but much like the ill-fated ocean liner the state ignores the hazards lurking ...