In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Biden Administration’s effort to forgive student loans, it is worth revisiting one of our objections to the attempt by the White House to unilaterally address the issue. We still believe the proposal would have been too ...
We like the idea behind a proposal by Assemblyman Michael Novakhov, R-Brooklyn, and Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, that would allow local governments to levy an additional fine for those who smoke cannabis in areas already off-limits for tobacco users. Fresh air isn’t as fresh as it ...
This isn’t the first call for a federal plan to deal with the immigration issues that have resulted in an influx of migrants into New York state. It surely won’t be the last. But a recent court decision in state Supreme Court in Manhattan County pushing New York City’s challenge of ...
It’s been more than two decades since Melody Thomas Scott made her first visit to Jamestown during Lucy’s Birthday Celebration in 2000. Known for playing Nikki Newman on The Young and The Restless for the past 44 years, Scott will return to Jamestown to raise money for the theater ...
Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is once again sounding the alarm about New York’s proflligate spending habits. The comptroller recently reported increased spending coupled with the expectation of lower tax collections will create budget gaps over the next several years that could reach more ...
Jamestown’s hiring of 12 additional firefighters with federal funding from a SAFER grant and ARPA funding doesn’t solve the city’s ambulance response problem. The additional staff are a band-aid, especially if the number of firefighters comes back to pre-2022 levels when current grant ...