Natalie Abruzzo

Dozens of people spoke directly to county legislators this week about how any cuts to federal programs they rely on could be detrimental to their health and well-being.

Commissioner Daniel Martuscello III issued a memo calling for a temporary pause to parts of the HALT Act—or—Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement, due to a prison-wide state of emergency.

The fire gutted the 133-year-old structure last week, leaving a brick shell of the building. Demolition crews leveled the rest of it to the ground earlier this week.

Gov. Hochul deployed New York National Guard troops to state prisons as hundreds of corrections officers strike to call attention to staffing and safety issues.

The state’s energy power authority was set to nearly triple its rates for hydroelectricity through 2028. Gov. Kathy Hochul told NYPA to “figure out a better way forward.”

The Steuben County Board of Elections went over how to fill out and file designating petitions for anyone interested in running for local office this year.

Southern Tier Rep. Nick Langworthy was in Elmira last week to talk about the state’s immigration enforcement, sanctuary policies and the “Green Light Law”.

The town of Thurston in Steuben County renewed its one-year moratorium preventing solid waste management facilities from building new operations or modifying existing ones.

Attempts to save a nearly 100-year-old pool for the city of Elmira failed. The city will demolish the structure and replace it with a splash pad.

Southern Tier Rep. Nick Langworthy’s 2025 agenda aligns with incoming President Donald Trump’s 100-day agenda to secure America’s borders and roll back the Biden administration’s renewable energy policies.