The Buffalo Chronicle
The Buffalo Chronicle
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Justin Trudeau and Ben Mulroney had a threesome years before they each married, operatives rumor
Ottawa-based political operatives rumor that Justin Trudeau and Ben Mulroney — both the eldest sons of long-serving Prime Ministers — at least once enjoyed each other’s company during a tryst in the…
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Mayor Brown is urged to amend building codes to create a pandemic resistant city
Mayor Bryon W. Brown and the City of Buffalo’s Common Council are being urged to amend a slew of municipal laws and operating procedures, in an effort to cultivate ‘pandemic resistance’ through…
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Mychajliw calls on Jacobs to apologize for ‘false, incendiary’ tweet
NY27 Congressional candidate Stefan I. Mychajliw Jr. is calling on Chris Jacobs to apologize for an inflammatory and false tweet about ventilators being taken from Buffalo General Hospital. New York Governor Andrew…
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Cuomo privately asked Trump to be named Secretary of State in 2016
Sources close to the White House are telling The Chronicle that, in late November of 2016 just days ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo privately asked then-President-elect Donald J. Trump…
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Big Tobacco unleashes on Cuomo, threatening loss of State Senate on proposed cigarette ban
After reports swirled across the State late Friday night that senior public health officials in the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo were actively drafting a temporary six-week ban on the sale of…
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Senecas plan to roll out ‘gaming apps’ for Players Club members during COVID-19 outbreak
Rumor has it that the Seneca Gaming Corporation is developing a ‘top-secret’ gaming application for home play on phones and computers during the COVID-19 outbreak, which prompted the Seneca Nation Tribal Council…
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Alan Bedenko, a local attorney, smears B. Thomas Golisano as ‘a ratfucker’
A lesser-known Buffalo-based attorney who feeds on local government work provided to him by Erie County and his political patron, County Executive Mark Poloncarz, is smearing the billionaire founder of Paychex and…
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Cuomo may delay restrictions on e-vapors to accommodate six-week ban on cigarette sales
Cuomo is also considering the suspension of sales taxes on nicotine patches and lozenges and plans to ask executives at Altria to significantly reduce prices on those products for the same six…
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A season of self-quarantine
BY NORBERT RUG Donna, my wife, and I have gone into self-imposed quarantine. It’s not that we have the coronavirus or any of the symptoms, it’s just that we are trying to…
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Cuomo considers banning cigarette sales for six weeks amid Coronavirus outbreak
Governor Andrew Cuomo is considering a temporary six-week ban on the sale of combustible cigarettes in order to reduce the State’s Coronavirus death count, a source familiar with his thinking tells The…
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Determining the optimal duration of the COVID-19 suppression policy: A cost-benefit analysis
BY ANNA SCHERBINA We investigate the optimal duration of the COVID-19 suppression policy. We find that absent extensive suppression measures, the economic cost of the virus will total over $9 trillion, which…
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Katko introduces legislation to require immediate mass production of medical supplies to combat COVID-19
SYRACUSE, NY — To address New York’s critical shortage of personal protective equipment, ventilators, and other medical supplies, today U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24)introduced the bipartisan Medical Supply Chain Emergency Act. With Governor Cuomo calling for 30,000 additional ventilators…
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With Senate passage of ‘Corona 3’, Schumer delivers $40 billion for New Yorkers
Schumer: +$40B Billion Dollars Of Additional Help Is On The Way, New York U.S. Senator Charles Schumer formally announced today the expected passage of the latest COVID-19 emergency package he directly negotiated,…
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Gillibrand worried that civil rights of those with disabilities eroded during Coronavirus outbreak
As Nation Responds to Coronavirus Outbreak, Bipartisan Coalition Urges HHS to Ensure States Adhere to Existing Disability Anti-Discrimination Laws U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, alongside U.S. Senator James Lankford, led a bipartisan, bicameral…
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Higgins calls Trump plan to station troops on Canadian border ‘a waste of military resources’
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) is responding to multiple reports confirmed by the Canadian government that the White House is making plans to send 1,000 U.S. troops to the border between the U.S. and Canada. Higgins,…
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Assemblyman Carrol breaks down Coronavirus response for constituents
BY ASSEMBLYMAN ROBERT CARROL New York State is now reporting that we have 37,258 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 385 deaths statewide. There are 21,873 cases in New York City alone. This…
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Senator Gounardes pens letter to neighbors during Coronavirus outbreak
BY SENATOR ANDREW GOUNARDES Dear Neighbor, As many of us approach week two of staying home, I wanted to remind you all that we are in this together as a community. By…
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Senator May urges federal reps to ensure H-2A visa program continues
SYRACUSE, NY — Senator Rachel May (D – Onondaga, Madison, Oneida) has delivered a letter to Senator Charles Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Representatives John Katko and Anthony Brindisi urging them to…
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Kolb: Resources are available for those impacted by the coronavirus
BY BRIAN KOLB The coronavirus isn’t just an unprecedented public health emergency. It’s turned life as we know it upside down. Tens of thousands of afflicted New Yorkers are fighting the virus,…
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Morinello calls on Cuomo show fiscal restraint in next year’s budget
Assemblyman Angelo Morinello (R – Lewiston) is calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to exercise fiscal constraint in next year’s budget, which is constructed in negotiations between the Governor and Legislature during April and…
