Collins highlights support for student agriculture bill
PRESS RELEASE Legislation is currently being debated in the House Committee on Education and the Workforce that would lower the tax burden for students involved in 4-H programs and provide…
Schneiderman leads new brief in travel ban case
STAFF REPORTS New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, leading a coalition of sixteen Attorneys General, filed a new amicus brief in the Hawaii travel ban litigation, opposing the Trump administration’s…
ECC to hold ‘toxic-waste drop-off day’
AMHERST TIMES WILLIAMSVILLE — Don’t forget that there is a toxic-waste drop-off day on August 5th at ECC. Originally published on Amherst Times. Republished with permission.
Ortt sponsors community blood drive in memory of avid local blood donor
PRESS RELEASE NORTH TONAWANDA — In an effort to boost blood donations during a time when they can be low, Senator Rob Ortt is partnering with Unyts to sponsor a…
Niagara Co. Legislature may seek criminal investigation of Falls Water Board
STAFF REPORTS NIAGARA FALLS — Niagara County lawmakers will be summoned to a special meeting next week to take up four resolutions that urge the leadership of the Niagara Falls…
Federal Meats closing in Northtown Plaza
AMHERST TIMES Do you shop at Northtown Plaza? We know that it’s slowly emptying out as Whole Foods gets ready to open up. They are looking to set a “certain…
Collins introduces ‘Second Amendment Guarantee Act’
STAFF REPORTS Congressman Chris Collins (NY-27) has proposed new measures for protecting Second Amendment rights by introducing legislation to limit states authority when it comes to regulating rifles and shotguns,…
Higgins calls transgender military ban ‘outrageous’
PRESS RELEASE Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26), a member of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, released the following statement in response to the President’s announcement of a transgender ban in the…
ALERT: 1,300 without power in Lockport
STAFF REPORTS LOCKPORT — More than 1,300 NYSEG customers in the City and Town of Lockport are without power currently. The electric company says that power should be restored to…
Gillibrand issues statement on healthcare bill moving forward
PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today released the following statement on the Senate vote to open debate on the repeal of the Affordable Care Act: “I…