Politics & Government

State stymies Buffalo’s efforts to combat lead poisoning

A Buffalo house cited for lead hazards. Photo: Adam Smith-Perez. New guidelines from state health officials could derail Buffalo’s latest efforts to ramp up the...

Counties weigh property tax hikes amid SNAP cuts

This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. Illustration:...

Politics & Government

No consequences for no-show Buffalo cops

Officers Kereem Johnson and William Jones said they were seriously injured in a car accident two years ago and wanted time off. Buffalo police...

Politics & Government

ICE expanding detention center in Batavia

The ICE detention facility in Batavia. Photo by J. Dale Shoemaker. The Trump administration is moving to award a no-bid contract to expand the ICE...

Politics & Government

Companies acknowledge using face scans on customers

Rich Products, Hamburg Gaming and Wegmans have all disclosed use of facial recognition technology. Images via WKBW and J. Dale Shoemaker. Some of the biggest...

Politics & Government

No discipline for no-show Buffalo cops

A Buffalo Police Department surveillance camera. Photo: J. Dale Shoemaker. Two years ago, eight Buffalo police officers assigned to monitor the department’s surveillance cameras frequently...

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National News

Trump’s only hope for fighting inflation will make him ‘very angry’: expert

An economist argued Saturday that President Donald Trump's only hope of lowering inflation before the midterms will likely make him very, very mad.Professor of economics Justin Wolfers, who writes the Platypus Economics Substack, made the assessment during an appearance on CNN on Saturday. He explained…

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