Opinion

Rich Stewart, Co-Chair Yates County Democratic Committe State Senator Tom O’Mara claimed in his May 11 Chronicle Express column that the recently passed State Budget “will make New York the first state in America to ban natural gas stoves, furnaces, and other appliances, and moves forward on a timeline for full electrification and other energy mandates on all New Yorkers that are not feasible, reliable, or affordable. The Albany Democrats vision for New York’s energy future will deliver astronomic costs and devastating consequences.” O’Mara’s claim that New York is banning “natural gas stoves, furnaces, and other appliances” is NOT true.

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For all of us, the crisis at the nation’s southern border is no longer just a story on the nightly news. And if you still don’t think the migrant crisis could be headed our way across the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions, it’s time to take off the blindfolds.

I am writing this in response to the crescendo of parent behavior displayed at Youth Sports events. My oldest son began playing Youth Sports when he was 4, and he is now 13.

FREE BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER TO SCHOOLCHILDREN 1 in 6 Children In New York Face Hunger; Gillibrand’s Legislation Would Get Free Meals To Kids Who Need Them WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a recent video press conference, U.S.

“We are done with bail,” Governor Kathy Hochul recently told the Buffalo News, an eyebrow-raising comment that echoed into every corner of this state, “We accomplished what we needed to do.” Translated: Albany Democrats are happy with the status quo that keeps giving away streets and neighborhoods in every region of New York State to the chaos and violence of their “no consequences” approach to criminal justice. Because despite overeager claims that their new state budget has fixed their failed and dangerous bail reform experiment, the fact is that all Governor Hochul and her Democrat majority allies in the Legislature accomplished is to fundamentally maintain the status quo.

Senate and Assembly Republicans have been warning against the direction of the new state budget for months on end. Now that Governor Kathy Hochul and the Legislature’s Democrat majorities are taking their victory laps, don’t just take my word for it when I say, “Hold on.”

I attended the recent “Public Meeting for New Gas Main to Benton Center” on May 3. It was billed as an opportunity to “discuss two options for a new natural gas service main to the new Yates County Highway/ OES/ Public Health Facility at Benton Center.” As a new resident of Yates County, I was eager to engage with my community on this important topic.