Politics & Government

What about a branch library at the Broadway Market?

The Broadway Market. Photo by Garrett Looker. After years of inaction, progress is being made toward bringing library books to the Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood – with...

Buffalo sued over inner-city lead poisoning

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin, head of the Partnership for the Public Good. Photo by I’Jaz Ja’ciel. This story was updated at 2:11 pm on July 11,...

Politics & Government

Kennedy Announces $1.1 Billion in Funding Available to Improve Railroad Crossing Safety

Following Fatal North Tonawanda Rail Accident, Kennedy Announces $1.1 Billion in Funding Available to Improve Railroad Crossing Safety Railroad Crossing Elimination Program, Part of the...

Politics & Government

More drama with jail advisory board

Erie County Sheriff John Garcia. Photo by Garrett Looker. The Erie County Sheriff’s Department has pulled staff from meetings of a jail advisory board, citing...

Politics & Government

OTB lawyer says buyouts A-OK

Henry Wojtaszek at a January OTB meeting. Photo by Garrett Looker. An outside attorney representing Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. says the agency is not...

Politics & Government

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

All politics is not local at the moment. July will be a very interesting and perhaps painful month for national politicos. Here are some facts,...

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