Lawmakers are heading back to Albany for the new state legislative session. It’s expected to be a tough budget year, with an election looming in November. And Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul will once again promote a housing plan that fell short in 2023. State Assemblyman John McDonald of the 108th is hopeful the budget process will be smoother this year.
As the war in Israel continues, Sullivan County’s new Public Safety Commissioner has just returned from a volunteer deployment there. Scott Schulte was working...
With the start of summer, the New York State Department of Health is shutting down some mass COVID-19 vaccination sites. At the same time,...
The New York State Index of Consumer Sentiment now stands at 75.9 — at the breakeven point where pessimism and optimism are balanced. That’s...