Senator Fred Akshar on So. Tier Close Up says he agrees with the Pay Commission recommendation to raise the legislative pay from $79,500 a year to $130,000.
New York State Senator Fred Akshar is asking his constituents to let him know how they feel about checking social media background for gun license applicants.
New York State Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal (D-Manhattan) says archery and riflery programs in schools push a "gun culture" and should not be offered to students.
A Chenango County man is accused of breaking into a home in the Town of Oxford and threatening two people with a hammer and a gun in a domestic incident.