Ken Kruly

Last week’s post included a complaint about the latest Buffalo News rate increase for its subscribers.  I have purchased the newspaper for decades.  It...

Over the years I have been involved in many campaigns for Erie County Executive.  The county is geographically large, has a very big budget,...

With the June primary system firmly in place, the time period between the end of June and Labor Day is pretty slow in local...

Years of experience in government and budgeting usually produce a healthy cynicism about big numbers. That’s a lesson I admit I overlooked when the City...

With the 2023 primary elections concluded candidates for seven of the eleven offices on the ballot in the City of Buffalo this year have effectively been elected.  Minor party challenges to four Democratic Council primary winners are all that remain for election 2023. The five Democratic primary elections for Council seats saw three incumbents victorious … Continue reading Buffalo fall elections down to four minor party challenges; the 10th legislative district leaning toward Lorigo

Candidates running in party primary elections next week were required to file their last pre-primary campaign financial reports with the state Board of Elections on June 16.  The primary election will be held on June 27. I’ll get to the Buffalo Common Council candidates’ filed reports below, but first some reporting and observations about what … Continue reading Final pre-primary campaign financials; how much is that legislative seat really worth?