Politics & Government

Downtown Buffalo hostel facing quick eviction

Work on this building on Washington Street, which abuts the hostel, will begin next month. Buffalo’s downtown hostel was notified this week that it must...

OTB wants to expand gambling in Buffalo

After an eight-month delay, Buffalo’s new representative on the Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. board of directors participated in her first meeting Thursday and...

Politics & Government

Kearns delivers — literally

Erie County Clerk Michael P. Kearns. Photo courtesy of WGRZ News. The Erie County clerk drove DoorDash for a couple years. The chair of the county...

Politics & Government

MMR: It pays to be a suburban cop

We’ve reported on the outrageous salaries being paid to the likes of Henry Wojtaszek of Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. and Steven Hyde of...

Politics & Government

Some facts, observations, and heard-on-the-streets

The political parties are gearing up for candidate petitioning, which starts on February 27th. Spring thankfully seems like it wants to start early. Here...

Politics & Government

Political Post: Tax hikes for snowplows

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown. This column was adopted from Investigative Post’s weekly “Political Post” newsletter. Subscribe here and get “Political Post” in your inbox every...

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National News

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell Derides Trump’s ‘Best Numbers’ Claim With Gleeful Pile of Receipts

MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell derided Trump's claim that he has "the best numbers for any president in many years" — and submitted decades worth of receipts

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JUST IN: Despite Complications from Government Shutdown, Fed Cuts Rates to Lowest Level in Three Years

The Federal Reserve dropped interest rates again Wednesday, despite complications caused by a data blackout during the government shutdown.

The post JUST IN: Despite Complications from Government Shutdown, Fed Cuts Rates to Lowest Level in Three Years first appeared on Mediaite.

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