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The Buffalo Chronicle
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May’s legislation authorizing portable polling locations advances Senate committee
Senator Rachel May (D-Onondaga, Madison, Oneida) announced last week that her bill, Portable Polling Locations (S.6926A), was passed by the Senate as part of a larger elections reform package. This bill provides…
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Richie warns constituents to beware of utility scams
BY SENATOR PATTY RICHIE As temperatures drop, utility bills often rise. For many, every penny is critical in ensuring there is gas in the car, food on the table and heat in…
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DiPietro calls for full repeal of new bail reform law
Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C,I-East Aurora) attended a press conference this morning alongside Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C,I,Ref-Pulaski) and the Assembly Republican Conference to call for the full repeal of the bail reform…
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Walsh condemns bail reform bill
Today, Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) joined her colleagues at a press conference condemning the newly implemented bail ‘reform’ changes. In addition to her Republican colleagues, Saratoga County District Attorney Karen Heggen, Schoharie County…
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LePetri blasts DeBlasio for ‘deadly sanctuary city policies’
As a result of New York City’s sanctuary city laws and blatant disregard for the safety and wellbeing of law-abiding New Yorkers, an innocent elderly woman, Ms. Maria Fuertes, was brutally assaulted…
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Legislation requiring students to learn the significance of hate symbols advances in committee
State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. recently voted with his colleagues on the Senate Education Committee to approve legislation (S.6648) that will require New York State students in grades six through 12…
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Lorraine exits its investment in Bush Industries
Lorraine Capital, LLC (“Lorraine”), a Buffalo NY private equity firm, in partnership with Landon Capital Partners, LLC (“Landon”), a Boston MA family office and Ironwood Capital, LLC (“Ironwood”) an Avon CT based…
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Langworthy endorses Nicole Malliotakis for Congress
Langworthy: “Nicole is the no-nonsense leader who will send extreme liberal Max Rose packing” New York, January 14th…New York State Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy today announced his official endorsement of Assemblywoman Nicole…
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Historic limo safety bills passed in State Assembly, Senate
10 Bill Legislative Package on its way to Governor’s desk Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced the passage of a comprehensive bill package in the State Assembly and Senate updating the laws governing stretch…
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Citizens for Regional Transit to discuss year in review at Thursday meeting
The Transit Year in Review and Looking Ahead to Transportation in Buffalo Niagara for 2020 and Beyond: CRT Addresses Recent and Future Trends for Transit and Other Transportation Modes CRT Quarterly…
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Brabenec secures $340,000 for Town of Ramapo for security following Monsey attacks
Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C,I-Deerpark) announced today that up to $340,000 will be distributed to the Town of Ramapo to install license plate readers in and around the Hamlet of Monsey in Rockland…
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Stavisky calls for a slew of new election law reforms that would make it easier for Democrats to vote early
State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, together with the Senate Majority Conference, passed major legislation that will build on the historic voting reforms passed under the Senate Democratic Majority during the 2020 Legislative Session. The…
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Rachael Sage releases cover of Ani DiFranco’s ‘Both Hands’
Rachael Sage has released the first single from her forthcoming album Character: a string quartet version of the classic Ani DiFranco song “Both Hands“. The accompanying music video premiered on PopMatters. Sage has also just been confirmed as support…
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Schumer calls for ‘revolutionary bi-national commuter rail’ between Ontario and Western New York
Senator says Canadian Side’s Cumbersome Screening Process Adds Time To Commute & Discourages Ridership Standing once again at Niagara Falls’ state-of-the-art Amtrak train station, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged the…
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The Board of Regents push a reckless spending spree
BY E.J. McMAHON New York State is facing its biggest budget deficit since Gov. Cuomo took office at the end of the Great Recession — but you’d never know it from watching…
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Blame Cuomo for the state budget crisis
BY BILL HAMMOND In spite of a growing and healthy economy, New York is facing a multibillion-dollar budget shortfall, and concerned citizens deserve a straight accounting of what went wrong. Gov. Andrew…
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HAMMOND: Albany’s Medicaid crisis is self-inflicted
BY BILL HAMMOND In 2020, the biggest headache facing Albany will be Medicaid, the state-run health plan that covers more than 6 million lower-income and disabled New Yorkers. As revealed last month,…
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FBI finds new Clinton emails that include classified information, text messages
WASHINGTON, DC — Judicial Watch today released 37 pages of new Clinton emails recently found by the FBI that show former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used her unsecure, non-government email to transmit classified…
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Walsh appointed Assistant Minority Leader Pro Tempore
Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) today announced that she has been appointed the Assistant Minority Leader Pro Tempore by Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C,I,Ref-Pulaski). In this new role, Walsh will be…
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State Route 77 may be renamed in honor of Vietnam hero
Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) announced today that he has introduced legislation that designates State Route 77 between Pembroke Town Park and the intersection of Indian Falls Road in the town of Pembroke as…
