ALBANY - Senator Cathy Young is calling for local student entries for the New York State Senate’s Earth Day Poster Contest, a statewide competition that encourages student awareness of environmental issues. To celebrate and honor Earth Day this … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Sen. Young to Repay Money Owed on Property Taxes, Issues Statement
ALBANY - Senator Cathy Young, R-Olean, says she will repay more than $4,200 in property taxes and late fees, after it was learned she and her husband improperly received tax credits over an 11-year period. At issue is a second home she owns in North … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: State Senate Calls on Governor to Remove Surcharge Extension from Budget
ALBANY - Senator Cathy Young is joining her Republican colleagues in the State Senate in calling for the Governor to remove the proposed extension of the utility tax surcharge from his Executive State Budget. The “18-a” surcharge, which has … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Young Recognized for Her Support of Small Business
Senator Cathy Young (R,C,I-Olean) is once again being recognized for her support of small business. Earlier this week the Olean Republican’s office announced that she has received the “Guardian Award” from the New York Chapter of the National … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Cuomo Signs Gun Legislation into Law
ALBANY - New York State is fighting back. That’s the message from Gov. Andrew Cuomo as he signed into law a sweeping gun control bill in Albany Tuesday afternoon. The signing took place just one hour after the Secure Ammunition and Firearms … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Young Reacts to State of the State
ALBANY - Chautauqua County’s representative in the upper chamber in Albany said she was encouraged by Governor Cuomo’s focus on restoring the upstate economy in his state of the state address. The Governor said he would do so by concentrating on job … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Senator Young Announces Funding for Job Craeation Projects in Chautauqua Co.
Senator Catharine Young has announced that 19 job creation projects in the 57th Senate District will receive critically important state funds through the second round of Regional Economic Development Council awards. A total of six projects will … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Young Calls for Strenghtening Kendra’s Law in Wake of NYC Tragedy
ALBANY - Senator Catharine Young (R,C,I- Olean) is again calling for strengthening Kendra’s Law, a law that was put in place to help people with mental illness receive outpatient treatment, after a deranged man killed a Queens resident by pushing him … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Young Reacts to Announcement of Newly Created Senate Majority Coalition
Chautauqua County’s representative in the State Senate says she is fine with the newly created Senate Majority Coalition. In a statement released Tuesday afternoon, Senator Cathy Young (R-Olean) said the coalition builds on a bipartisan partnership … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Goodell, Ward and Young all Win Reelection
MAYVILLE - New York State Assemblyman Andy Goodell (R-Jamestown) will be heading back to Albany in January to represent the 150th Assembly district. The incumbent easily defeated democratic challenger Dr. Rudy Mueller (D-Lakewood) by 10,000 votes. … [Read more...]
