Senate bill would expand volunteer firefighter healthcare
ALBANY – A bill passed by the New York State Senate is designed to provide volunteer firefighters in the Empire State with more health benefits as they put their lives…
Corwin chides Assembly on domestic violence bill
ALBANY — A proposed bill to create a domestic violence offender database once again failed to make it to floor of the New York State Assembly, much to the dismay…
Bar association prods Cuomo on 2017 Constitution vote
ALBANY — New York State Bar Association President David P. Miranda, saying “time is short,” has asked Governor Andrew Cuomo to issue an executive order to create a commission to…
Buffalo, Rochester Sanders’ event details offered
A pair of Bernie Sanders rallies in Buffalo and Rochester will be open to the general public on a first-come, first-served basis. The Buffalo event, held at U.B. North’s Alumni…
Poll shows Trump, Clinton with big leads in New York
A Fox News poll released today shows GOP frontrunner Donald Trump with a huge lead heading into April 19th New York Presidential Primary. Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton has a similar…
Campaign launched to save carrousel
NORTH TONAWANDA — A $40,000 fundraising campaign has been launched to save the Allan Herschell Carrousel at the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum. According to the GiveGab.com campaign, the 100-year-old carrousel…
State inks retroactive deal with union
ALBANY — New York State has reached a retroactive one-year labor agreement with the New York State Public Employees Federation. PEF is one of the largest unions in the United…
Sanders planning Buffalo visit
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders is reportedly eyeing a Buffalo-area campaign visit for early next week ahead of the April 19 Democratic presidential primary. The rally, reportedly being planned at…
Presidential candidates plan WNY visits
BUFFALO — The respective leaders of the Republican and Democratic presidential primaries Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton — plan visits to the Queen City before New York’s primary on April…
More than $112M in major transportation projects slated for WNY
ALBANY — More than $112 million will be spent on four major transportation projects in Western New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office announced on Wednesday. The transportation projects include $30…