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After celebrating the deal for the new Buffalo Bills stadium during his annual budget address last week, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz revealed yet another way that the deal will be stacked in the favor of the Bills, rather than county residents. Speaking to reporters after his speech, Poloncarz said New York and Erie County... View Article

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Get WeeklyPost delivered straight to your inbox Sunday mornings by subscribing here. Is the bloodletting over at The Buffalo News? There are ominous signs from Montana, where Lee Enterprises has implemented cuts at five of its newspapers because of the chain’s downward financial spiral. If history holds, Lee will demand similar cuts at its other properties, including... View Article

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Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz and his top aides like to say the community benefits agreement accompanying the deal for a new Buffalo Bills stadium is among the “best” and “strongest” CBAs ever committed to paper. “This is the best CBA ever negotiated with any NFL team,” Erie County Attorney Jeremy Toth told Investigative Post... View Article

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Subscribe to WeeklyPost and you’ll get the following post – and more – in you inbox Sunday mornings. Pat Garofalo of Boondoggle offers insight as to why local journalism is suffering. From New York Focus: Gov. Kathy Hochul is pushing for changes that would allow for more greenhouse gas emissions while fossil fuel companies pull out the stops in an... View Article

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According to experts, the community benefits agreement for the new Buffalo Bills stadium lacks key provisions that are common to successful CBAs elsewhere. That’s partly by design. The CBA for the Bills stadium, announced Wednesday, is the first such agreement for a major project in Erie County. It calls for the team to commit $3... View Article

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Tesla and state economic development officials have long treated activity at the company’s plant in South Buffalo as a state secret. Aside from an annual report listing Tesla’s total investment and employment in Buffalo, company and state officials have been loath to clue the public in on what exactly is going on at the factory.... View Article

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