The Buffalo Chronicle
The Buffalo Chronicle
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Strzok-Page emails contradict Clinton’s claim that she ‘never received nor sent’ classified material
The United States Department of Justice released 119 pages of records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, revealing that, after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s statement denying the transmission of classified information over…
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Judicial Watch sues for documents on Obama effort to undermine the elected government in Guatemala
Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the State Department for communications among U.S. and Guatemalan officials regarding the International Commission Against Impunity in…
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A new mayor in Niagara Falls is likely to partner with local Indian Tribes
Niagara Falls’ new Mayor-elect Bob Restaino is “very open” to new public partnerships with the Seneca Nation of Indians, and a half-dozen other local tribal communities, believing that a collaborative posture will accelerate new…
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Katko, Brindisi, and Morelle call on IJC to provide protection for Lake Ontario shoreline communities
Following a year of high water levels along Lake Ontario, U.S. Reps. John Katko (NY-24), Anthony Brindisi (NY-22), and Joseph Morelle (NY-25) today sent a bipartisan letter to Jane Corwin, Chair of the U.S. Section,…
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DeGette, Reed introduce bipartisan legislation to cut the skyrocketing cost of insulin
U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Tom Reed (R-NY), co-chairs of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus, today introduced new bipartisan legislation to cut the price of most insulin products by more than 75%.…
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Higgins calls on DHS to solve nationwide pediatric chemotherapy drug shortage
Children With Cancer and their Families Faced With Uncertainty As Critical Drugs Become Unavailable Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) is calling for answers and action in response to nationwide pediatric cancer drug shortages…
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Food for thought
BY NORBERT RUG During the fall, food banks all across America remind people that hunger never goes away. Around the holidays they will see an increase in donations because people feel more…
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IRVING: Novel approaches required to help people returning from prison
BY DOUG IRVING Eric Holmes lost two years of his life inside Pelican Bay State Prison after he and some friends tried to rob a bank. “It was a wake-up call, reality…
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IRVING: More can be done to save veterans from suicide
BY DOUG IRVING Daniel Somers fought to the end—against horrific memories of what he saw in Iraq, against depression so deep it left him curled up on the floor, and against a…
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HAROLD: South Korea should stick with intelligence-sharing Pact with Japan
BY SCOTT HAROLD Amid the downturn in South Korea’s relations with Japan this summer, the Moon Jae-in administration gave three months’ notice on August 22 of its intent to withdraw from the…
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Billions could be gained from a more physically active population
A new study by the RAND Corporation argues that billions in GDP can be gained if Americans were more physically active. It is estimated that about 30 per cent of the global…
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Elizabeth Warren wants America to take epic risks on healthcare
BY JAMES PETHOKOUKIS The New York Times editorial board is truly, madly, deeply confident that if the United States taxes rich people and corporations in a way no other advanced economy does,…
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How states like Virginia go blue: education, immigration, and densification
BY MATTHEW CONTINETTI So this is what it feels like to live in a lab experiment. As a native Virginian, I’ve watched my state come full circle. The last time Democrats enjoyed…
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Latin America’s narco-regimes strike back
BY ROGER NORIEGA After Venezuela’s narcoregime survived a U.S.-backed campaign to depose Nicolas Maduro, the well-financed criminals are counterpunching. The sight of burning subway cars in Chile, violent marches in Quito, renewed armed…
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State Authorities’ payroll data added to SeeThroughNY
The latest payroll data for a total of 13,615 employees at 54 different New York State public authorities was posted today at SeeThroughNY.net, the Empire Center’s transparency website. Among public authorities closest to the governor’s…
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Empire Center ranks local taxes, spending, and debt across New York
This week, the Empire Center for Public Policy released its annual Benchmarking New York report, comparing and ranking government tax, spending and debt levels for hundreds of counties, towns, cities and villages throughout New York. The…
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White House visitor logs detail Eric Ciaramella meetings, suggesting an attempted coup
Logs Also Show DNC Contractor Who Allegedly Worked with Ukraine to Investigate Trump/Manafort Visited Obama White House 27 times An analysis of Obama-era White House visitor logs that detail meeting of controversial…
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Skoufis introduces a bill to provide lifetime health insurance to kidney donors
Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) has introduced a new bill (S.6827) to provide lifetime healthcare through the state’s insurance exchange to anyone in New York State who donates a kidney. Currently, over 8,000 people…
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May introduces bill to strengthen protections for victims of domestic violence
New legislation removes public intent standard for disorderly conduct State Senator Rachel May (D-Onondaga, Madison, Oneida), Chair of the Legislative Commission on Rural Resources and Chair of the Senate Committee on Aging,…
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RITCHIE: Ontario shoreline funding is tremendous news
BY SENATOR PATTY RITCHIE Today’s announcement of nearly $88 million dollars for Jefferson, St. Lawrence and Oswego Counties is tremendous news for our shoreline communities that were severely damaged in the wake…
