April 2018 – The Buffalo Chronicle

Who will primary Tim Kennedy?

April 30, 2018

Political operatives have been searching for a Senate candidate in the 63rd district, but no candidate has yet stepped forward. Senator Tim Kennedy is among the chamber’s more vulnerable incumbents, despite the enormous Democratic Party enrollment advantage in the district. The

Unsatisfied with Molinaro, GOP base wants Paladino to make a move

April 27, 2018

Tea Party organizers from across Upstate New York have been urging former gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino to begin phoning Republican State Committee members, to lobby for votes in a coup they hope to stage at the party’s upcoming nominating convention.

Kaloyeros’ cooperation may throw Ciminelli defendants under the bus

April 26, 2018

Alain Kaloyeros, the former head of SUNY Polytechnic and a principle target of public corruption charges that have engulfed the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo, is widely thought to be cooperating with the United States Attorney’s office. Earlier this week

Cuomo considering options in a ‘worst-case scenario’

April 24, 2018

If his poll numbers continue to plummet, incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo may choose not to seek reelection later this year — avoiding the type of political loss that undermined his father’s presidential ambitions. Political operatives loyal to the Governor are

Republican insiders worried a Jacobs loss is likely

April 24, 2018

Republican party operatives are worried that the 60th State Senate District — currently held by Chris Jacobs — is in jeopardy this election cycle, as rumors of a looming public corruption scandal and a steamy affair inside the former Clerk’s

Former Maziarz machine approaches an uneasy detente

April 13, 2018

For decades Senator George Maziarz was the godfather of Niagara County politics. He was once a leading power broker in Albany, but his resignation following rumors of a looming FBI investigation caused his political empire to unfold. That those eventual