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Affordability keeps getting more expensive
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (820+ words) Gov. Kathy Hochul in Cheektowaga on Wednesday touts a more affordable New York state despite increasing budgets and taxes. Almost every level of bureaucracy is guilty of overusing the word affordability. As prices keep rising " whether due to inflation, at…...
Weiser touts ‘signs of progress’ on finances
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (388+ words) Councilman-at-large Nick Weiser offered a procedural update on the city of Dunkirk's 2026 budget talks Thursday. Weiser spoke during a speedy Common Council meeting. The session lasted just 15 minutes and saw zero comments from anyone in the audience. "I want to…...
Benefits rising in state for unemployed
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (527+ words) The maximum weekly unemployment insurance benefit for unemployed workers across the state is increasing. State Gov. Kathy Hochul and labor leaders Wednesday announced that as part of the enacted budget, the State invested nearly $7 billion to pay off the federal…...
Inflation checks hit mail for New Yorkers
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (309+ words) Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday announced that New York state's first-ever inflation refund checks up to $400 are now being sent to 8.2 million households statewide. Earlier this year, the governor also secured and enacted initiatives to cut taxes for the middle…...
Trump’s tariffs attempting to level playing field
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (763+ words) Local commentators recently claimed that President Donald Trump's general 10% tariff constituted a sales tax on consumers. That would be true if tariffs directly affected consumers, but the point of a tariff is to affect the behavior of producers and governments,…...
Once so close, Canada now worlds away
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (541+ words) CHAUTAUQUA " Eight months ago, you could confidently declare the United States and Canada were more than just pleasant neighbors separated by a border. We were, as the saying went, best friends. As the second largest country in the world in…...
IDA approves tax exemptions for Pomfret solar project
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (269+ words) A proposed solar project in the town of Pomfret has been approved for tax exemptions. During the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency meeting, board members unanimously approved resolutions for a Payment In Lieu Of Taxes agreement for Pomfret III PV,…...