New York state recently fired 2,000 prison workers ... but also prohibited local jails from immediately hiring them. Chemung County officials say the move unlawfully interferes with local hiring ...

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- Chemung County filed a lawsuit against the state over Hochul’s recent Executive Order. Chemung County, County Executive Christopher J. Moss, and Sheriff William Schrom have ...

CHEMUNG COUNTY, N.Y. (WBNG) -- Chemung County’s 15th District Legislator, Rodney Strange, posted to Facebook calling for the State Legislature to conduct a bipartisan, comprehensive and ...

Chemung County officials are filing a legal challenge to a decision by Gov. Kathy Hochul earlier this week to prohibit local governments from hiring recently-fired state correction officers.