AMHERST TIMES: League of Women Voters hosts “Question the Candidates” night Oct. 22
AMHERST TIMES AMHERST, N.Y. — On the 22nd of October, the League of Women Voters will have a “Question the Candidate’s Night” at the Amherst Town Hall on Main St.…
A.G. Underwood sues operator of online ticket resale platform offering “speculative” tickets
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, N.Y. — Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood today filed a lawsuit against TicketNetwork, Inc., Eventvest, Inc. d/b/a Ticket Galaxy, and the companies’ owner, Donald Vaccaro, for…
Upstate New York uninsured rate at historic low
BUFFALO HEALTHY LIVING BUFFALO, N.Y. — Just 5.7 percent of the New York state population is without health insurance, according to a Univera Healthcare analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s…
Niagara Falls National Guard Soldier retires from military service
STAFF REPORTS LATHAM, N.Y. — Major General Anthony P. German, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, announces the recent retirement of members of the New York Army…
Underwood calls on Betsy Devos to scrap plans eliminating critical protections for students attending for-profit colleges
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, N.Y. — Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood – part of a coalition of 21 Attorneys General – today formally opposed U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy…
Cuomo/Hochul win good for NY, good for labor says CSEA
PRESS RELEASE ALBANY, N.Y. — The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) congratulates Governor Cuomo and Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul on their primary wins. “CSEA is ready for the next step;…
New York’s Primary Election shows how much work needs to be done
STAFF REPORTS NEW YORK, N.Y. — As yesterday’s primary election showed, yet again, the need for voting reform is ever present. Common Cause New York, along with the Let NY…
Purged from the Voter Rolls? Common Cause/NY is watching
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, N.Y. — In response to news that dozens of New Yorkers were purged from voter rolls on primary day, Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause/NY,…
Buffalo State students bring service-learning to Croatia
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO, N.Y. — Amber Martinez, ‘18, could have spent her last spring break in college doing what college students do: Relaxing, hanging out with friends, or heading to…
TRICOLI: Clarence Republicans to blame for Collins and his ilk
by James TricoliAMHERST TIMES The stench coming from the District 27 seat in the United States House of Representatives isn’t caused by men like Chris Collins, Bill Paxon and Tom…