State News

IRVING — In a special meeting Monday afternoon, the Seneca Nation Council approved a resolution directing the transfer of funds to resolve the Nation’...

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed said Wednesday he has signed on with 150 fellow congressmen seeking to replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. Reed told repo...

Artists across New York state have an opportunity to ease their financial strains brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. On Feb. 14, Creatives Rebuild N...

IRVING — The Seneca Nation is calling upon New York state to allow the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) the time required to complete its ongo...

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed said Tuesday he just wants President Joe Biden to keep his campaign pledge to unite the country and the State of the Union address ...

SALAMANCA — Seneca Nation Treasurer Rickey Armstrong Sr. said Friday that he supports withholding $800 million in an ongoing casino revenue-sharing di...

As COVID-19 levels dropped to their lowest level in more than two months in Cattaraugus County, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued ...

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed spotlighted rising inflation in wholesale prices as another bad sign for a U.S. economy already facing increased inflationary press...

IRVING — The Seneca Nation Council passed a resolution Saturday requiring a review and final determination by the National Indian Gaming Commission on...

New York’s state parks, historic sites, campgrounds and trails welcomed a record-setting 78.4 million visits in 2021, continuing the robust level of v...

Shortly after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the lifting of the state indoor mask mandate on Wednesday, Cattaraugus County reported another 51 residents ...

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed said Wednesday he stands with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell when it comes to the Republican National Committee censuring t...

Several area railroads will receive millions in aid to upgrade their freight hauling systems. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $76.4 million on Thursday fo...

SALAMANCA — A group of Seneca women, the Mothers of the Nation, gathered Tuesday on the Allegany territory to oppose Seneca Nation President Matthew P...

Amid declining statewide COVID-19 cases, Gov. Kathy Hochul will announce Wednesday her decision on whether to extend indoor mask or vaccination requir...

State Sen. George Borrello reserved comment Thursday on whether he’d consider running for Congress in the new 23rd Congressional District. Borrello, R...

Former state Sen. Catharine M. Young said Tuesday she won’t run for the new 23rd Congressional District seat of retiring Rep. Tom Reed. Young, a Repub...

New congressional district lines proposed by state legislature Democrats retain much of the existing 23rd District of Southern Tier towns along the Pe...