Brockport president honored as ‘Woman of Distinction’
ALBANY — The College at Brockport President Heidi Macpherson, PhD, was recently honored as one of the New York State Senate’s “Women of Distinction” during a ceremony at the Legislative…
Corwin intern leads mock debate
ALBANY — An intern in the office of Assemblywoman Jane Corwin had the privelidge of leading the 2016 “intern mock session” last week. Corwin, R-Clarence, sat next to the intern,…
Ortt, Cuomo take different sides in farm labor lawsuit
ALBANY — State Sen. Rob Ortt, R-North Tonawanda, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo each made public declarations today in response to an NYCLU lawsuit against the state regarding labor practices on…
WNY farmers save $1.2 million
Western New York farmers have saved $1,236,972 over the past to years as a result of the state’s Agricultural Land Assessment Cap. The savings is part of the $23 million…
Corwin keeps up push for ethics reform
ALBANY — With less than two dozen regularly-scheduled legislative session days remaining, Assemblywoman Jane Corwin, R-Clarence, reiterated her call that legislative leaders focus their priorities on enacting meaningful ethics and…
Corwin calls for reforms in wake of Silver sentencing
ALBANY — Assemblywoman Jane Corwin called for reform of legislative rules following the sentencing Tuesday of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. Silver was sentenced to 12 years in prison, $5…
ALERT: Paladino keeps school board seat, Hope ousts McCarthy
BUFFALO — Outspoken Buffalo School Board member Developer Carl Paladino appears to have narrowly defeated his 18-year-old opponent Austin Harig in unofficial results from Park District, according to the Erie…
Ortt ‘lockdown drill’ bill signed into law
ALBANY – A provision of legislation sponsored by State Sen. Rob Orr that would require mandatory lockdown drills in school districts across the state has been signed into law as…
HEAP available for those with heat-related health issues
ALBANY — As much as $3 million is available to help New Yorkers who have medical conditions that can be aggravated by extreme heat to buy and install air conditioning.…
Ortt sponsors college affordability bills
State Sen. Rob Ortt, R-North Tonawanda, has released a legislative package of bills designed to help make college more affordable and attainable for thousands of students and families and debt…