Politics & Government
Tonawanda Senecas sue to halt pipeline
The major industrial park under construction in rural Genesee County has hit yet another roadblock. The Tonawanda Seneca Nation has filed a…
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Spending more on settlements than services
The City of Buffalo will borrow $43 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a woman rendered a quadriplegic after a police…
Politics & Government
Punishment not befitting the crime
In the wee hours last January, prosecutors say, Jones Woods threw a rock through a window at the U.S. Attorney’s office in…
Politics & Government
Some facts, observations, and heard-on-the-streets
December is normally a slow month for local politics but the speculation and jockeying for a congressional seat, potential aftershocks to that…
Politics & Government
License plate readers target minority neighborhoods
Buffalo police have quietly installed license plate readers at 41 intersections in the city, two-thirds of them located in neighborhoods populated predominantly…
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How a congressional candidate’s campaign can be assisted with some creative use of state campaign treasuries and federal PACs
With a relatively short campaign beginning in the race to succeed Brian Higgins in NY26, all candidates and potential candidates need to…