Riffel a great choice for Deputy Comptroller
Erie County taxpayers would be very happy with Stefan Mychajliw’s choice for Deputy Comptroller if they had the pleasure to know Doug Riffel. A CPA with over 30 years of professional experience, I got to know Doug with my involvement with the South B…
Rumore’s disingenuous comments
If there’s one thing I can’t stand it’s when a public official takes a disingenuous stand on a topic. Buffalo Teachers Federation President Phil Rumore did just that yesterday and I think it’s important he be called out on it…
The head of the Bu…
“bcuz” Qualifies For “Buffalo Billion” Grant
“We need to let businesses know that if they come to the city and build, they won’t be tagged by a rank amateur who couldn’t pass kindergarten art class…”
Despite obstructionist claims, HARBORcenter will be an asset
You simply cannot have nice things if you live in Buffalo. I’ve only been around for 27 years and my interest in downtown development is far shorter than that. But I’ve seen enough to know that we simply cannot have nice things.
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2 not on your side anymore
As someone who follows local news religiously, I found the next story quite strange. Newly elected County Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw spent years on WGRZ asking the tough questions. So, I found it rather surreal watching his former colleagues at chann…
Must be nice
Want a job in County government? Don’t feel like taking a civil service exam? It’s pretty easy, actually. All you have to do is be the politically connected wife of Lackawanna Mayor Geoff Szymanski…
Less than five months after Poloncarz wo…
Clarence IDA Tax-A-Break-tion!
“The decision of Clare-Ida will be award the most tax incentive dollars to the mots frivolous petition before us….”
Good Riddance
Whenever Buffalo Niagara Partnership President Andrew Rudnick’s name comes up, the first question most Western New Yorkers ask is, “How has he been able to keep that job so long? As Brian Higgins pointed out awhile ago, the Partnership has lon…
Kennedy and Ryan Want Answers: New Contract for NY Driver’s Licenses Will Cost Taxpayers an Extra $38 Million
DMV Tentatively Awards New Contract To Produce NY Driver’s Licenses To Highest Bidder – Kennedy and Ryan Urge DMV To Explain Contract Decision
BUFFALO – Today, November 14, 2012, New York State Senator Tim Kennedy and Assemblyman Sean Ryan urged …
Ch.2′s “Daybreak” Dominates; Election Polls Tested
The departures of Joe Arena and Victoria Hong from Channel 4’s “Wake Up” have taken a toll on the morning news program. Hurricane Sandy didn’t have much of a negative impact on Western New York but it had a huge impact on local news ratings. Channel 2 News is solidifying its leads at 5 p.m. [...]
Brian Davis off to the pen
Disgraced Councilmember Brian Davis did an exit interview with channel 2 yesterday. According to Davis, the $48,000 (that we know of) of taxpayer dollars that he has admitted to stealing was part of a series of misunderstandings. The result of slopp…
