Politics & Government

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Reporter Short: Voters have limited choices in next week’s elections

There are 15 elected offices on the ballot in Erie County next week. Fewer than half of those races are contested. Associate…

Oybek and Pamela rely on SNAP to survive. Republicans are cutting off their benefits on November 1.

Oybek and Pamela are New Yorkers who rely on SNAP to survive. Republicans are cutting them and millions of others off from…

Reporter Short: From conservative to kinda crazy

In his latest “Outrages and Insights” column, Editor Jim Heaney digs into Western NY’s GOP leadership, the Young Republican group chat debacle,…

Reporter Short: Migrant family flees after pursuit by ICE

Reporter J. Dale Shoemaker wrote a follow-up story on Anderson Contreras-Hernandez, the young Venezuelan man who was guarded by CBP at Oishei…

Governor Hochul Announces $30 Million in Emergency Food Assistance Funds

My message to Washington Republicans is simple: Unfreeze our food assistance funding, go back to the negotiating table, and re-open the government.…