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Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz presents 2027 Proposed Budget
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz is presenting the 2027 Budget Proposal.
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George Carlin joked about televised executions decades before Pentagon announcement
Some people suggested Carlin “predicted” the Pentagon’s plan to livestream a firing squad execution with his 1996 comedy bit.
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Maricopa County didn’t apologize to Trump after uncovering fraud in 2020 election, despite claims
The rumor originated from a social media user who has spread election misinformation on his X account.
Politics & Government
Some facts, observations, and heard-on-the-streets
It’s finally beginning to look like spring. Political TV ads are appearing. Independent petitions are on the streets. There are just six weeks to...
Politics & Government
The battle of the Buffalo budget plans; O, Canada
Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon and Senator Sean Ryan are really mixing it up about competing plans to resolve the city’s impending financial crisis. As...
Politics & Government
The passing of the Pope and the politics of the Church
If you were watching the TV evening news on Easter Sunday you saw the videos from Rome. Pope Francis, assisted in a wheelchair, was...
Politics & Government
A crowded Democratic primary ballot for mayor of Buffalo; dozens of other offices in Erie County will be uncontested in November
The petitioning process is nearly over and November election line-ups for many offices in Erie County are nearly set. There is still, however, some...
Politics & Government
Buffalo’s four-year financial plan is based on unrealistic expectations; John LaFalce
“he mayor shall prepare and submit to the authority a four-year financial plan, and the mayor’s proposed city budget, not later than the...
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Scanlon presents a structurally unbalanced budget that relies on one-time revenues and other uncertain actions
Buffalo’s acting Mayor Chris Scanlon has offered the same sort of budget that his predecessor produced year after year – and that Scanlon, as...
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Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz presents 2027 Proposed Budget
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz is presenting the 2027 Budget Proposal.
Fact Check
George Carlin joked about televised executions decades before Pentagon announcement
Some people suggested Carlin “predicted” the Pentagon’s plan to livestream a firing squad execution with his 1996 comedy bit.
Fact Check
Maricopa County didn’t apologize to Trump after uncovering fraud in 2020 election, despite claims
The rumor originated from a social media user who has spread election misinformation on his X account.
National News
‘Floored’ US allies were blindsided at Trump Russia plan meeting: report
President Donald Trump’s decision to approve Russia selling a substantial amount of diesel on the world market caught U.S. allies flat-footed, according to the Wall Street Journal.In a deep dive on growing U.S.-Ukraine tensions, the Journal reported that the deal has created a schism that…
