ALBANY - The State Assembly has voted to legalize mixed martial arts, clearing the way for fights late this year and expanding the combat sport into the last state to still prohibit it. Governor Andrew Cuomo supports legalizing the combination of … [Read more...]
State Lawmakers Focus on Completing State Budget Before April 1 Deadline
ALBANY - Both houses of the New York State Legislature have each passed their individual budget resolutions. On Monday, members of the Republican controlled State Senate and the Democratic controlled State Assembly approved their spending bills … [Read more...]
UC Berkley Study Says Raising NY Minimum Wage has More Benefits than Drawbacks
ALBANY - A new report by economists at the University of California-Berkeley predicts that raising New York state's minimum wage to $15 would improve the living standards of more than 3 million people, far outweighing what the report calls a "small" … [Read more...]
State Lawmakers Reach Last-Minute Agreement on Legislative Package
ALBANY - The State Legislature was supposed to have wrapped up its 2015 session last week, but lawmakers have decided to extend the session in order to take care of some last-minute, key issues. On Tuesday, Governor Cuomo joined legislative … [Read more...]
State Lawmakers Approve Home Rule Legislation for Sales Tax Increase
UPDATED: 10 a.m., June 20 ALBANY - Chautauqua County will have to wait until next week before learning if it will have the ability to raise its sales tax by half a percent. That after both houses of the New York State legislature on On … [Read more...]
Horrigan Explains Sales Tax Increase as State Legislature Prepares to Act on Local Request
ALBANY - Wednesday is the final day of the 2015 legislative session in Albany and lawmakers are expected to rush through a series of legislation throughout the day and into the evening. Among the items expected to be acted on by both the Senate and … [Read more...]
State Lawmakers Expected to Act on County Sales Tax Hike This Week
ALBANY - The State legislature’s session will wrap up this week with plenty of items still left to be acted on. Among those is a request by Chautauqua County to increase its sales tax by .5 percent. According to county executive Vince Horrigan, the … [Read more...]
State Senate Passes SAFE Act Reforms, Fate in Assembly is Uncertain
ALBANY - As the voting session winds down in Albany, Senator Cathy Young is outlining a series of SAFE Act reforms that she co-sponsored and which were passed by the state Senate earlier this week. The reforms call for several provisions, … [Read more...]
State Lawmakers Considering County’s Request to Increase Sales Tax
ALBANY - Chautauqua County lawmakers may find out if the state legislature will approve their request for a sales tax increase within the next couple weeks. A request to increase the county sales tax by .5 percent is currently being considered in … [Read more...]
State Legislature Considering Ban on Indoor E-Cigarette Use
ALBANY - The state legislature is looking into a law that would ban the use of e-cigarettes in places like offices and restaurants. A bill before the state Senate and Assembly would add e-cigarettes to the list of products covered under the … [Read more...]
