Politics & Government

Unhealthy Air Quality

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C-hZLWEzXg Smoke from the Canadian wildfires has made the air quality unhealthy throughout the state. Be smart, be safe, and stay inside.

Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers as Air Quality Advisory Expanded to the Entire State

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yox0gK-0a4M

Politics & Government

Nearly 300 license plate readers in Erie County are tracking you

This interview aired on the July 16, 2026 edition of Voices With Michael Wooten on WKBW 7 News. Twenty local police agencies...

Politics & Government

Just the facts – mid-year campaign financials

All political committees in New York State were required to file campaign financial reports on July 15. Most committees are reporting transactions since January...

Politics & Government

Worst landlord in Buffalo?

This interview aired on the July 14, 2026 edition of WKBW 7 News Voice With Michael Wooten. The Buff Real limited liability...

Politics & Government

Future of STAMP data center now uncertain

The entrance to the STAMP industrial park. Photo by Garrett Looker. The massive data center proposed in Genesee County may be on the ropes. And...

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National News

Democratic advisers are warning their candidates not to go too hard at AI

Democratic consultants are privately encouraging their battleground candidates to avoid talking about artificial intelligence regulations out of fear that powerful tech groups will unleash a tidal wave of spending against them ahead of November.That guidance came from strategists in three separate top-tier House races, according…

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