Investigative Post

Contracts exempted from oversight by lawmakers in the recently passed state budget include $40 million for Governor Kathy Hochul’s “More Swimming Initiative.” Photo: Susan...

Doonesbury doesn’t carry the same cachet as it did in its heyday, but it’s popular with the readers of this newsletter, as evidenced by...

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A memorial in Pittsburgh for Haitian migrant Daphy Michel, who died in March. Photo by Sophia Lucente, courtesy of Pittsburgh’s Public Source. Just days after...

Monroe County Sheriff Todd Baxter last year accused Michael Zamiara of felonies and misdemeanors. Six months later, Erie County Sheriff John Garcia...

We reported on two major political developments last week, the defeat of Jeremy Zellner at the ballot box and election reform in a City...