Group denounces New York primary system
NEW YORK — Common Cause/NY has a problem with the way New York State holds its primary election system. Executive Director, Susan Lerner, said in a statement released Tuesday, “New…
Trump takes WNY, state — Dems show rural/urban divide
GOP frontrunner Donald Trump easily won the New York State primary Tuesday with more than 60 percent of the statewide vote — and an even greater number here in Western…
Trump mistakes 7-Eleven for 9/11
BUFFALO — With a throng of protesters outside First Niagara Center Monday night, GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump told nearly 15,000 people inside the arena about “our police and our…
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…
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…
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…