The Buffalo Chronicle
The Buffalo Chronicle
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Local Republican Senators betray WNY on leadership vote
A former Speaker of the California State Assembly once said of the relationship between lobbyists and politicians, “If you can’t eat their food, drink their booze, screw their women, take their money…
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Rug: “Veteran hiring is good for everyone”
BY NORBERT RUG Hire a veteran, it’s good for everyone. That person behind the counter or clerk you meet in the aisle of a store that you encounter today just might be…
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Collaboration would accelerate the Central Library’s advancement
The main branch of the Buffalo & Erie County Central Libary is a cavernous building of some 400,000 square feet spread over six levels, but the vast majority of the structure is…
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Clinton advisor privately blames running mate Tim Kaine for loss
Senator Tim Kaine may have helped Hillary Clinton secure thirteen electoral votes, but privately she blames her running mate for her 2016 loss to President Donald J. Trump, a former staffer for…
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Jamie Dimon is being prodded to run for US Senate from New Jersey
As the Republican Party looks to begin rebuilding a brand of Northeastern centrism badly diminished in recent decades, some are prodding JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon to seek the United States Senate…
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Why does Gallivan keep declining leadership opportunities?
In recent days, Republicans from Upstate and Western New York have been urging Senator Patrick Gallivan to seek the position of Senate Minority Leader. He has declined, instead preferring Senator Cathy Young,…
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Would the Pegulas be willing to manage UB teams in stadium deal?
It looks increasingly likely that Governor Andrew Cuomo‘s administration is preparing to back a $1 billion investment in a new NFL stadium in downtown Buffalo. Just last month, Terry Pegula hired Chris…
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All nine school board seats are up for election in May
All nine members of the Buffalo Board of Education are up for re-election next May. Those races have historically low turnout, in which district elections are often won with 500 or so…
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Ambassador Gioia likely to succeed Cox as GOP chairman
Anthony Gioia, the former United States Ambassador to Malta during the Bush administration, is likely to succeed Ed Cox as Chairman of the New York Republican Party following a stunning series of…
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Party faithful want Zellner out as County Democrat Chairman
Erie County Democratic Party Chairman Jeremy Zellner is taking heat for several failed races this election cycle. Many activists are calling the young chairman ‘ineffective’ and insisting that he step aside, for…
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Black Caucus wants Maxine Waters to replace Nancy Pelosi as Speaker
Senior members of the Congressional Black Caucus have been privately cultivating support for Rep. Maxine Waters to assume the House Speakership when the next Congress is seated in January. In the arrangement,…
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Solender: “New York Dems should vote for Republican Marc Molinaro”
BY ANDREW SOLENDER As a liberal who takes voting very seriously, I do not take lightly the decision to vote Republican. I, like most of my fellow liberals, believe the national Republican…
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Cuomo plans a ‘renaming binge’ if given third-term
If given a third-term by voters on Tuesday — which is by no means certain – the embattled incumbent Andrew Cuomo is planning a ‘renaming binge’ of public infrastructure assets. For months, a…
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Molinaro slams Cuomo on sexual harrassment record
Marc Molinaro, the Republican candidate for Governor, slammed Governor Andrew Cuomo‘s record responding to sexual harassment allegations inside his administration. “You stood by Shelly Silver, Jeff Klein, Sam Hoyt, and Vito Lopez,”…
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Larry Sharpe’s secret scheme to reelect Cuomo and defeat Trump
Larry Sharpe, a little-known candidate on the libertarian fringe who has been energetically campaigning against Governor Andrew Cuomo and polling between 3% and 4% of likely voters, has a peculiar history of…
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Can Paul Ryan run for Speaker from outside the House?
The United States Constitution does not require that the Speaker of the House of Representatives is a member of that body. It’s never happened before, but the members of the House are…
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Has Andrew Cuomo ever boned a guy? Young voters want to know.
In the course of every election cycle emerges a question — often from younger voters — that flusters a candidate, sometimes projecting an awkwardness that alienates him from a potentially critical swath…
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Miner promises a “Better Deal” for upstate development
Miner pledges an ‘infrastructure-driven’ economic development agenda Independent gubernatorial candidate Stephanie Miner is pledging to deliver a “Better Deal” for Western and Central New York as it relates to economic development than…
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Miner demands that Cuomo ‘comes clean’ on Tesla dealings
“Elon Musk’s behavior is causing taxpayers grave concern,” Independent Democrat says Independent gubernatorial candidate Stephanie Miner is calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to ‘come clean’ on his signature economic development project with…
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Shaqurah Zachary has conservative Tim Kennedy running scared in 63rd district primary
Local attorney and activist Shaqurah Zachary is challenging incumbent State Senator Tim Kennedy, a conservative Democrat who has represented the East Side of Buffalo since it was redistricted to share the 63rd…
