4+ hour, 16+ min ago   (120+ words) An Ontario County committee voted 6-0 to advance a request that would allow the county to raise its room occupancy tax from 3% to as much as 6%, according to the Finger Lakes Times. The full Board of Supervisors must approve the request…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (643+ words) Geneva City Council will consider taking a procedural step toward a possible property tax cap override Sept. 15, less than a week after city officials presented a proposed 2027 budget built around a 3% increase in the property tax levy. The proposed budget…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (666+ words) New York has approved $85 million in grants and low-cost financing for drinking water, stormwater and wastewater projects across the state. The funding includes $1.7 million for new water mains and a storage tank in the Steuben County village of Addison. The…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1292+ words) Only about half of U.S. business owners view their city or local area positively as a place to operate, according to new Gallup research that puts customer access, business support networks, regulation and government services ahead of taxes and real estate…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (355+ words) Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed three laws addressing union impersonation, last-minute construction schedule changes and employee access to personnel records. The measures create financial penalties for people who falsely claim to represent a union, expand reporting-pay protections for construction workers…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (752+ words) President Donald Trump signed five proclamations ordering import bans on certain Canadian dairy, alcoholic beverage and motor-vehicle products while revising the scope of 50% tariffs already imposed on other Canadian goods. The bans are scheduled to take effect Sept. 29, while additions…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (143+ words) A preliminary federal revision lowered the Buffalo-Cheektowaga area’s March 2026 employment estimate by about 3,200 jobs, or 0.6%, according to Spectrum News’ State of Politics. Earlier estimates had shown the region gaining about 4,200 jobs compared with March 2025. Federal revision lowers Buffalo employment estimate…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (952+ words) New York officials used Labor Day to outline a wide-ranging set of worker policies, including stronger wage-theft enforcement, new workplace safety requirements, pension changes and expanded tuition assistance for adults pursuing high-demand careers. Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state has…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (353+ words) The town of Plattsburgh has been added to the Lake Champlain Basin Program, opening a path to federal aid for studying and repairing deteriorating drainage infrastructure at the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base. U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said the designation could…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (432+ words) Why does this happen every single time? In many cases, personal finance fails as a method for improving your spending because it is too detailed and labor-intensive to track and manage daily. Most personal finance systems rely too heavily on…...