Politics & Government

Opioid epidemic funds lack oversight, transparency

Overdose-reversal drugs at a liquor store on Niagara Street in Buffalo’s Riverside neighborhood. Photo by Adam Smith-Perez. This is the second of two stories about...

‘Falls mayor in need of anger management

Many politicians and bureaucrats drag their feet when they field a request for information from a reporter they don’t like or are asked about...

Politics & Government

Bell-to-Bell smartphone bans in New York State public schools

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2onDU8MQ3XQ Less bullying and stress. More connections and learning. That’s what our cell phone ban is helping students achieve.

Politics & Government

New York’s bell-to-bell smartphone ban

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgi0badA4yU New York became the largest state in the nation to enact a bell-to-bell smartphone ban in schools this year. One semester in, it's...

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B-ROLL: Governor Hochul Visits Locally-Owned Stores to Mark Small Business Saturday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcrbg_c2b38

Politics & Government

Governor Hochul Distributes Thanksgiving Meals at Schenectady City Mission

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNVInw_Cec4

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National News

Trump Hypes ‘Magnets’ After Son’s Firm Takes Stake in Rare-Earth Magnet Company

President Donald Trump urged defense contractors to "do magnets" on Wednesday, just seven weeks after ProPublica revealed that a top White House aide intervened to help secure a $620 million Pentagon loan for a rare-earth magnet startup after Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm took a stake in the company.

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