Before a single number was crunched on their 2010-11 budgets, Chautauqua County school districts had conflicting sets of marching orders. With local taxpayers crying out for tax relief, area school districts found out in January they would lose an Read More
New York’s Legislature on Monday authorized unprecedented furloughs to deal with the state’s fiscal crisis, because New York’s powerful public worker unions have rejected every request for contract concessions since last fall. Democratic Gov Read More
Federal judge has blocked the furloughs of New York state workers by Paterson and lawmakers and ordered a hearing on the controversial issue. This latest development comes as Gov. David Paterson is rescinding raises to some staff, saying unions we Read More
A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing Gov. David Paterson from imposing furloughs on about 100,000 state workers. U.S. District Judge Lawrence Kahn, in his order Wednesday, said that unions representing state workers Read More
New Jerseyans voted down a record number of public-school-district budgets last month. New Yorkers will have a chance to do the same on May 18 -- and should. According to state Education Department data, New York's biggest statewide rejection of s Read More
If you have ever wanted to express your opinion and speak on behalf of a cause to an elected official, Friends of the Bay offered an informative talk at their office recently, with information on how to do that effectively. President of the League Read More
The New York State Legislature is continuing to make progress in assuring that government is open and accessible to all citizens, and that is a very positive development. It currently is considering bills in the Assembly and Senate that would obli Read More
Let's see. Domestic abuse against a former girlfriend. Allegedly beating up a man. Two drunken driving cases. Accusations of working at one job while getting paid for simultaneously doing a second one. Criminal diversion of prescription drugs. A r Read More