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Smith continues to flaunt election law
May. 17 | Posted in Featured,In-Depth The New York Board of Elections has slapped a campaign committee controlled by Common Council Majority Leader Demone Smith with another fine for failing to file financial disclosure reports. The most recent fine of $1,121...
Chris Scanlon. Breath of Fresh Air
May. 15 | It is that simple. Chris Scanlon is smart, honest and comes from a great family. South Buffalo and the entire city should look for great things out of this guy! To watch his interview you can check it out on the Buffalo News. Lets see if we can get...
Chamber of Commerce attack ads called untruthful
May. 15 | Posted in MediaA Chamber of Commerce TV ad attacking U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, a Florida Democrat, for his support of Obamacare is similar to a Chamber ad aimed at U.S. Rep. Kathy Hochul that is running in WNY. PoliFact has scored the two key claims in the...
Investigation into city demolition program
May. 7 | Posted in Mediahttp://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/buffalo/article843054.ece City Hall has spent $73 million the past 12 years to demo nearly 6,000 houses. Much of that money has gone to firms with checkered backgrounds. A Buffalo News investigation. Leave...
Heaney interview on WGRZ
May. 5 | Posted in MediaView Video Investigative Post Editor Jim Heaney discusses a proposal to redevelop the outer harbor as a park, without significant development, and how much the public should pay to finance improvements to Ralph Wilson Stadium to retain...
Is Apple rotten to the core?
Apr. 29 | Posted in Featured,Media The New York Times on Sunday published yet another damning investigation on the business practices of Apple. Among the key findings: Apple has exploited the tax code, both here and aboard. According to The Times: Apple’s...
Kevin Hardwick, Erie County Leg, on the Daily Show
Apr. 25 | Erie County Legislator, Kevin Hardwick makes an appearance on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Who won the election by the way? The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook
Why I Disagree with Most Republicans about Costs.
Apr. 23 | When you go to a local restaurant and spend $60 on a meal, there are two ways you can look at it. On one hand you could have went food shopping and probably made the meal at home for $20. The savings $40. But what if you looked at it like...
Why I Disagree with Most Republicans about Costs.
Apr. 23 | When you go to a local restaurant and spend $60 on a meal, there are two ways you can look at it. On one hand you could have went food shopping and probably made the meal at home for $20. The savings $40. But what if you looked at it like...
Buffalo Announces New Recycling Program for Politicians
Apr. 11 | Tons of trashed politicians looking for re-use in Buffalo and WNY Last week, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown announced that Buffalo set a new monthly record in March for recycling more than 1,000 tons of material. Now, Buffalo looks to take recycling to...
Sabres fans get poor return on investment
Apr. 8 | Posted in Featured,Joe FridayIt turns out Joe Friday is a hockey fan. Who woulda thunk it, Joe being from Los Angeles and all. Detective Friday realizes that while Terry Pegula owns the Buffalo Sabres, the team’s fan base pays the bills. What kind...
Lessons for Buffalo from a boomtown
Apr. 5 | Posted in Featured,In-DepthBuffalo is not Austin, Texas, and never will be. They bake. We freeze. They have Lance Armstrong. We had OJ. They don’t pay state income taxes. We do. Oh boy, do we. But I’ve come away from two visits to Austin since last...
Lessons for Buffalo from a boomtown
Apr. 5 | Posted in Featured,In-DepthBuffalo is not Austin, Texas, and never will be. They bake. We freeze. They have Lance Armstrong. We had OJ. They don’t pay state income taxes. We do. Oh boy, do we. But I’ve come away from two visits to Austin since last...
What happened with Demone Smith’s Wife?
Apr. 4 | The Buffalo News article is vague. It says that Jayme Smith, (wife of Buffalo Common Councilman Demone Smith) got caught up in an internet scam. She answered an ad on Craigslist which involved printing $564,000 in fake checks. She pled guilty and...
Ending “socialism for the rich”
Apr. 3 | Posted in Mediahttp://motherjones.com/politics/2009/01/fiscal-therapy Pulitzer Prize winner David Cay Johnston outlines how to revise the tax code to stop subsidizing corporations and the super rich and get the economy back on its feet. Leave a Comment
Handicapping a Hochul-Collins race
Mar. 26 | Posted in Featured,Jim HeaneyThere’s the matter of an almost certain GOP primary, but the announcement over the weekend by Chris Collins that he is running for the 27th Congressional District leads to inevitable speculation about a general election...
Recommendations For Improving County Government
Mar. 25 | The League of Women Voters of Buffalo Niagara sponsored a forum titled Who Needs County Government and Why? The four speakers were: Dr. Joseph Stefko, Director of Public Finance, Center for Government Research,...
He’s Baaaaack!
Mar. 25 | Truth in Advertising Former Erie County Executive Chris Collins announced he was running for Congress, in the 27th district, he told The Buffalo News today. This means he will be taking on longtime rival (and incumbent) Kathy Hochul (D)...
Opening the books at the UB Foundation
Mar. 21 | Posted in Featured,In-DepthThe UB Foundation and other foundations and non-profits associated with SUNY schools operate in some ways similar to authorities in state government. In UB’s case, its foundation manages university real estate, grants scholarships...
Taking aim at suburban IDAs
Mar. 21 | Posted in Mediahttp://www.buffalonews.com/business/article773531.ece Assemblyman Sean Ryan, with backing of Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, is drafting bill to limit tax breaks IDAs can offer. Leave a Comment
New York ranks among more corrupt states
Mar. 20 | Posted in Featured,MediaState governments are susceptible to corruption, New York’s moreso than most, according to a new data-driven study done by the State Integrity Investigation. The study gave New York a “D” based on score of 65...