A Column of News & Comment by Senator James L. Seward A number of important issues will be front and center in Albany this year, starting with the state budget. The budget is due by April 1, and I will be working to meet...
Read MoreWelcome to Little Falls! Maybe you have lived here your whole life, or just arrived! It’s never too early or late for a tour of our beautiful city. This illustration is the first of my series titled “City Tour.” With...
Read MoreALBANY — New York State United Teachers President Andy Pallotta released the following statement today regarding the governor’s executive budget proposal: “When it comes to fully funding public education, every year we hear the...
Read MoreIn 1966, the State’s new Medicaid program cost county homeowners and businesses $112 million in local property taxes. Today, that cost is $7.6 Billion. More than 50 years later, in 2013, to address property taxes at the local...
Read More“Gov. Cuomo is proposing that the state further shift its financial responsibility for Medicaid onto Counties. Although the Governor and Democrats in the Legislature are desperate to fill the $6 billion hole in the state budget,...
Read MoreALBANY – State Senator James L. Seward (R/C/I – Oneonta) today commented on Governor Cuomo’s proposed state budget for 2020-21: “New York is facing serious financial difficulties and an escalating outmigration crisis. To...
Read MoreA Column of News & Comment by Senator James L. Seward Another week in Albany and still no action to fix the disastrous new bail law that is threatening public safety in communities across the state. More individuals have...
Read MoreStory and Photographs By Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… Nature has given each and every critter whether they are predators or prey a means of defending themselves. As curious children and occasionally as curious adults we have...
Read MoreA Column of News & Comment by Senator James L. Seward The 2020 New York State legislative session got its official start a few days ago with the governor’s State of the State address. While the governor mentioned a few...
Read MoreA legislative column by Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R, C, Ref-Meco) As we enter the New Year and a new decade, the looming $6 billion budget shortfall is a harsh reminder that some things just never change in Albany....
Read MoreSenator Tedisco’s Top Priorities for State of the State: Judicial Discretion on Bail to Close Revolving Door & Protect Public; Stop Population Loss by Holding the Line on Taxes Statement by Senator Jim Tedisco...
Read MoreStory and photographs By Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… sometimes it is only as far as our balcony to fill the bird feeders and add fresh water to the birdbath. That would be a day when the winds are howling and deep snow has...
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