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WNY businesses, governments, and private organizations spent $3.6 million on state and local lobbying activities in 2023-2024

This post includes a large table. It is best read on a computer or iPad. Total statewide spending on lobbying activities through May 2024 was...

A newspaper like few others

Daily newspapers are tanking all over the county, including here in Buffalo. But not everywhere. The Minneapolis Star Tribune just announced a major investment to...

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OTB set to discuss search for Wojtaszek replacement

OTB Chairman Dennis Bassett. Photo by Garrett Looker. If Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown is a candidate for the top job at Western Regional Off-Track Betting...

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Beach closure blues

Swimming was not allowed at Bennett Beach last Friday. Photo by Garrett Looker. Story was updated at 1:10 p.m. Last weekend was a tough one for...

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Buffalo high school break-in was apparently an inside job

Bennett High School on Main Street in North Buffalo. Photo by Garrett Looker. The sons of Buffalo school board president Sharon Belton-Cottman broke into Bennett...

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The problems of the Diocese of Buffalo

The Western New York community and most particularly, members of the Catholic Church, have been witnessing an incredible amount of discussion about the Diocese...

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