Well, and a hoola hoop, of course. Last Friday, while the rest of us were off devouring turkey and stuffing and then later more turkey and stuffing, the US Postal Service continued the swift completion of their appointed rounds. Maybe you got some junk mail or an early Christmas card. We received the receipt for [...]

About a week and half ago, Senator Tim Kennedy sponsored a roundtable forum at D’Youville College to put the spotlight on a huge issue impacting this area – the shortchanging of millions upon millions of dollars in transportation funding allocation for road repairs, improvements and …

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will testify at a Senate hearing to examine insider trading in Congress today, Thursday, December 1 at 2:30 PM in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. In November, Senator Gillibrand led a bipartisan group of 13 Senators in introducing …

Congressmembers Brian Higgins (NY-27), Kathy Hochul (NY-26) and Tom Reed (NY-29) released the following statement upon receiving notice that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will not meet the November 30th extended deadline for completion of a new pilot fatigue rule:“A…

“Below is a copy of a letter to Dr. Anthony Billittier, Erie County Health Commissioner and Dr. Diane Vertes, Erie County Medical Examiner from Carl Paladino concerning their activities and those of their offices subsequent to the discovery of the frozen and naked dead body …

The town of Newstead consists of 51 square miles and a population of approximately 8,400 people. The Village of Akron is located within the Newstead and consists of 2 square miles and a population of approximately 3,000 people. In addition to its own separate elected …

Another Western New York structure is coming down. The Portage Bridge is 136. It can only carry loads 13,000 lbs under the industry average. Trains can’t go over 10 mph while crossing. Time to go. Norfolk Southern (1.5 billion net profit, 28,000 employees) wants to …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Kathy Hochul today spoke on the House floor about the need to help local farmers hire the workforce they need by urging Labor Secretary Hilda Solis to quickly implement reforms that would allow farmers to apply for H-…

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Rep. Slaughter spoke on the House floor to oppose a bill that would erode workers rights. Category: News & PoliticsUploaded by: louiseslaughterHosted: youtube

Rep. Slaughter spoke on the House floor to oppose a bill that would erode workers rights. Category: News & PoliticsUploaded by: louiseslaughterHosted: youtube

Congresswoman Hochul calls on Labor Secretary Solis to swiftly implement reforms to the H-2A visa application, giving farmers the ability to file their applications online and hire the workers they need in a timely manner. Category: News & PoliticsUploaded by: RepKathyHochulHosted: youtube

Congresswoman Hochul calls on Labor Secretary Solis to swiftly implement reforms to the H-2A visa application, giving farmers the ability to file their applications online and hire the workers they need in a timely manner. Category: News & PoliticsUploaded by: RepKathyHochulHosted: youtube

This year I decided I wasn’t going to buy gifts for anyone unless the items were made in America. Sticking with this theme, I took a ride to Elma to visit the Made in America store. This place is really worth a visit. Its amazing to find tools, knives, clothing, pet supplies, toys and camping [...]