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STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) released the following statement in advance of today’s House of Representatives vote on the American Health Care Act (AHCA): “Yesterday…
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com ALBANY — The indictments charging state Sen. Robert Ortt with three felony counts of first-degree filing a false instrument and former state Sen. George Maziarz with five…
BY SCOTT LEFFLER scott.leffler@allwnynews.com To hear Niagara County’s Democratic Party chairman tell it, today’s announcement that two high-profile members of the county’s Republican hierarchy were indicted and a third pleaded…
BY SCOTT LEFFLER scott.leffler@allwnynews.com Rob Ortt ALBANY — State Sen. Rob Ortt, R-North Tonawanda, and former state Sen. George Maziarz — who held the seat before Ortt — were indicted…
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Chris Collins issued a statement today regarding Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s reaction to his plan to prevent New York State from billing its…
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com BROOKLYN — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today highlighted what he says are disastrous impacts President Trump’s proposed budget cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could…
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand joined Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) and U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Steve Russell (R-OK) today introduced the “National Adoption…
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com NEW YORK — In response to a comment today from Governor Cuomo in which he said he would “try like heck” to address voting reform after the…
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com ALBANY — The New York State Bar Association decries President Trump’s budget proposal to eliminate funding for the Legal Services Corporation. “It would devastate the ability of…
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of the New York GOP Congressional delegation, including Representatives Chris Collins (NY-27), Tom Reed (NY-23), Claudia Tenney (NY-22), Elise Stefanik (NY-21), and John…