Investigative Post

I hope I’m wrong about David Hoffmann. The new chairman of Lee Enterprises, whose holdings include The Buffalo News, is hellbent on saving print newspapers....

Buffalo Charter Revision Commission members Joseph Trapp, Norvella Pendergrass and Joel Moore. Photo: Joshua Thermidor. Nearly every year in recent memory, Buffalo has blown its...

In a digital world populated with bad actors, Steven Brill stands out as one of the good guys.  Brill is well-known in media circles. Journalist....

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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