Month: October 2014

Part 4: Hochul claims ignorance of major cases permitted her to accept corrupt cash By: Mike Madigan The following is the fourth in a series of reports regarding the conduct of the WNY U.S. Attorney William Hochul Jr. and his

BY MIKE MADIGAN On December 14, 2012, The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reported that “Federal courts in the Western District of New York appear to grant an unusually high number of sentence reductions for criminals who cooperate, according to data compiled by

By: Mike Madigan The headline in The Buffalo News on January 14, 2010 stated, “Feds Bring down Hammer on Wheatfield Drug Ring”.  Unknown to the paper, the only thing that actually was about to be hammered was the integrity of

Our local Congressman, Brian Higgins, serves as the most powerful Democrat on the House Homeland Security Subcommittee that oversees the National Security Agency and the nation’s intelligence apparatus. He simultaneously serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and receives regular

Many female activists in the local Democratic Party organization are disappointed that Chairman Jeremy Zellner has nominated Len Lenihan, the former Chairman, for the position of Elections Commissioner. They were hoping that the next Commissioner would be a woman —

By: Mike Madigan At a press conference Thursday complete with name tags, decorated tables and a lot of backslapping and congratulations by Cuomo for his Ebola containment team it was revealed that the U.S. Government, the NY Government and the

Woman make up greater than 50% of the US population. The House of Representatives has fewer than 1 in 5 members that are female. One would expect that the League of Woman Voters whose mission is to empower and support

By: Mike Madigan A website of unknown origins called the “City Observatory” was just created a couple days ago and it almost immediately released a report this week that the local Buffalo media picked up on proclaiming a jobs and

By Mike Madigan Since the SAFE Act was enacted over 41,000 SAFE Act reports have been filed against individuals deemed depressed, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, mentally ill and or dangerous to themselves or others. The SAFE Act requires counselors

By Mike Madigan The following are quotes from the Buffalo News’ Washington Bureau chief Jerry Zremski, who coincidentally is also the President of The National Press Club. The article is linked here. Zremski offers a stinging criticisms of the Congressman, who has served for 10 years

Buffalo school board member Carl Paladino receives frequent complaints about various schools from parents and other community stakeholders.  He says he does his best to investigate and respond to each complaint. But one recent instance of Paladino’s investigation seems to

The nation’s public discourse of late has been consumed by two subjects: the public health risk posed by Ebola; and the collapse of the Obama Administration’s foreign policy in Iraq. Almost all political experts agree: this upcoming midterm election will

Our region’s most renowned art museum boasts an enormous collection so large that only up to 3% of it can be displayed at any given time. The institution is considering an expansion, and finds itself landlocked at its Delaware Park

By Mike Madigan Today’s Buffalo News reviewed Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recent book release, and details behavior by both Cuomo and Senator Mark Grisanti that many political observers say “demonstrates serious character defects in both.” The revelations may influence the outcome of the

Basic Common Sense Says No – Here Is Why:

Sources say that a dozen or so campaign staffers who had worked on Democrat Marc Panepinto’s State Senate campaign during the primary phase haven’t been paid for their work. The former campaign workers say that Panepinto had represented to them

By: Mike Madigan The Buffalo News revealed that Kevin Stocker funded a majority of his primary campaign victory. The News as well revealed that his opponents campaign’s were funded with tens of thousands in special interest money to buy a

By: Mike Madigan The following Letter is from Mark Grisanti’s office to an acting service member. In the letter Grisanti detailed his passionate opposition to the SAFE Act. This letter was sent by Grisanti just prior to his yes vote