Higgins to hold remote office hours
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced the Congress on Your Corner schedule for the month of November. Through the program, staff from Congressman Higgins’ office are available at satellite sites throughout…
Schneiderman deal will cut price of heroin antidote
NEW YORK – Attorney General Schneiderman announced today an agreement with Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to extend a price cut for naloxone, a highly effective antidote that can quickly reverse an…
Schneiderman announces $20 Million in new funding for land banks
NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced $20 million in new funding, to be administered by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (Enterprise),…
New York Attorney General offers tips on comparing health care plans
NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today issued an updated brochure offering tips to New Yorkers buying health insurance coverage for 2017. The pamphlet, titled “Shopping For Health…
New York bucks trend on early voting
Story after story on TV and online talks about early voting in states from Alaska to Florida. But not here in New York. In New York State, voters can cast…
COLLINS: House will give White House to Trump
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Chris Collins suggested today that Donald Trump will take the White House — thanks to the House of Representatives. In short, Collins suggested the Electoral College…
Collins, Ortt help re-open Buffalo Niagara Gun Range
A local business owner expanded — despite federal red tape — thanks to assistance from a pair of Western New York Republican legislators. Thomas Kulwicki, owner of Alessi Holsters, a…
Higgins applauds Gov. Cuomo’s commitment to new Buffalo Amtrak station study
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) welcomed Governor Andrew Cuomo’s commitment to fund $1 million for an expedited study of potential new sites for an Amtrak station in the City of Buffalo.…
Nearly $4.9 M awarded to protect New York State farmland
Six farms in New York State will be aided by $4.9 through the State’s Farmland Protection Implementation Grant program. Funding will preserve 2,843 acres of farmland in Western and Central…
Schneiderman proposes bill to curb non-compete agreements
NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced Tuesday that he will introduce legislation in Albany next year to curb the rampant misuse of non-compete agreements, which depress wages…