Politics & Government

Brown offered $295,000 to head OTB

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown. Photo by WKBW. Directors of Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. today voted to offer Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown a $295,000 salary...

Brown poised to be the state’s top-paid OTB exec

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown. Photo by Garrett Looker. Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown stands to be the highest-paid OTB executive in New York should he accept...

Report faults Erie County auditor’s record as Evans town supervisor

A state audit of payroll practices at the Town of Evans found sloppy bookkeeping and improper payments to a former town supervisor who is...

Many uncontested elections in Erie and Niagara counties; state funding could make some legislative races more competitive

So why are so many elections uncontested?  Maybe it’s a lack of interest in government.  Perhaps one-sided party enrollment discourages potential challengers.  Media reporting...

Developer Doug Jemal, back in the news

An advertisement featuring Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen hangs on the side of the Statler Hotel. Photo by Garrett Looker. Developer Doug Jemal is in...

New York’s toothless FOI Law

Criminal justice reporter Bruce Rushton. Photo by Garrett Looker. I’ve been a reporter for a half dozen daily and alternative news organizations, including Investigative Post,...
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Federal Prosecutors Suspended for Not Using MAGA-Approved Verbiage to Describe Jan 6

The Latest Whitewashing of Jan. 6 Since President Trump first came back to the White House, he has predictably taken...

Buffalo to raid “Rainy Day” fund

The bad news keeps coming for the City of...