Politics & Government

Arena/stadium planning done right

They’re thinking big in Carolina. The hockey Hurricanes just unveiled an ambitious $1 billion plan to develop 80 acres into a mixed use campus....

Jail deaths substantially higher than reported

At least 57 Erie County jail inmates have died since 2005, a much higher number than previously reported. The death rate has barely budged in...

Politics & Government

Brown is off to the races, leaving the new mayor with gaping holes in the city budget

With the type of drama that is often involved in the selection of a new pope (candidates unknown and lots of secrecy but in...

Politics & Government

Buffalo fails to collect $2.3 million in ambulance fees

The company that provides ambulance service to the City of Buffalo hasn’t paid an annual franchise fee to the city since its contract expired...

Politics & Government

So much for reforming OTB

The Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. stayed true to form last week in hiring Byron Brown as its new president and CEO. OTB, perhaps the...

Politics & Government

Byron Brown is leaving City Hall. What happens now?

Mayor in waiting: Common Council President Chris Scanlon. Photo by Garrett Looker. Byron Brown soon will step down as mayor of Buffalo after 18 years...

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