Ken Kruly

The 2023 election ballot is coming into focus eight months before the election.  That leaves lots of time to develop campaign strategies, raise money, and discuss the issues.  Hopefully this year, an off-year for federal and state elections, there will be some serious discussion about issues of local concern. Here are some facts, observations, and … Continue reading Some facts, observations, and heard-on-the-streets

With local politics beginning to focus particularly on the upcoming races for Erie County Executive and the Buffalo Common Council some public issues have fallen off the radar screen.  That’s unfortunate because there are subjects that deserve more attention.  For example, OTB. The Western New York Off-Track Betting Corporation (WROTBC) has been in existence for … Continue reading Off-Track Betting in Western New York is off track

Demographics catch up with many organizations these days.  The modified, scaled back, or eliminated organization and the services that it provides can have a detrimental effect well beyond the institution involved. This all comes to mind as one considers what is happening to Western New York’s primary source of news, the Buffalo News.  A recent … Continue reading A community needs a strong newspaper

The dominant role of the right-wing of the Republican Party attracted the attention of politicos in January as the House of Representatives elected a Speaker. The left-wing of the Democratic Party used some limited power in an effort to control a gubernatorial appointment in Albany. The far wings of political parties don’t do the parties … Continue reading When the wings of the parties are running things

No need to belabor the obvious.  The Bills were a disappointment as the season wore down.  Josh Allen said they “ran out of gas.”  Well, okay.  You have an indicator signal in your car when you are getting close to empty.  It means it’s time to fill up the tank.  Didn’t the coaching staff notice … Continue reading The Bills season – another one bites the dust

Twice a year, in January and July, all political committees in New York State, whether or not they are involved in an election that year, are required to file reports with the state Board of Elections noting their receipts, expenditures, and account balances.  The January reports were due last week, reporting on finances as of … Continue reading Just the facts — campaign financials for potential 2023 candidates and others; the Chief Judge appointment