The Buffalo Chronicle
The Buffalo Chronicle
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Cuomo considering options in a ‘worst-case scenario’
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…
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Republican insiders worried a Jacobs loss is likely
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…
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Former Maziarz machine approaches an uneasy detente
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…
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Will Cuomo step aside in General Election if he loses the Democratic primary?
If Governor Andrew Cuomo loses the Democratic Primary in September, sources say that he is likely to run an active campaign on the Independence Party line in the General Election in November. …
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Giambra calls on GOP leaders to vote on Child Victims Act this month
BY TONY FARINA Joel Giambra, independent candidate for Governor, is calling on Republican leaders – including gubernatorial contenders Marc Molinaro and John DeFrancisco – to back the Child Victims Act. Giambra wants…
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Senate GOP blocks the Child Victims Act following contributions from Catholic groups
Republican gubernatorial candidates Marc Molinaro and John DeFrancisco are being lambasted by activists for their refusal to back the Child Victims Act. Advocates are demanding Majority Leader John Flanagan to bring the…
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Source says Yevoli was trailed by FBI in Cuomo corruption scandal
Michael Yevoli, the Regional President of Empire State Development’s Capitol Region, is seemingly at the center of the public corruption scandal that has engulfed the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration —…
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Golisano for Congress?
Following the sudden death of Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, age 88, observers are speculating who might replace the longtime Representative — who rose to serve as the Chairwoman of the powerful House Rules…
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Kaloyeros rumored to be offering evidence against Cuomo
It is being widely rumored among political operatives that Alain Kaloyeros, the former head of SUNY Polytechnic and a principle target of public corruption charges that have engulfed the administration of Governor…
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Schumer refuses to demand NAFTA access to Canadian banking markets
As Chuck Schumer’s popularity continues to fall — particularly in economically depressed communities like Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Utica — the Senate Minority Leader keeps refusing to involve himself in the ongoing…
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43 North contracts with at least three recruitment firms to identify Director
The publicly funded business plan competition known as 43 North, has contracted with no fewer than three separate recruitment firms to identify its next Executive Director, raising serious questions about how ‘economic development’ funds…
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Sean Bunny encouraged to run against Senator Patrick Gallivan
Declared Congressional candidate Sean Bunny, a former prosecutor with the Erie County District Attorney’s Office, is being encouraged by Democratic Party activists to instead run against Senator Patrick Gallivan (R-Elma). The encouragement…
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Mayor Brown is acting on Grant’s policy agenda
The administration of Mayor Byron W. Brown has been taking sweeping actions to reform the City’s Police Department, following the mayoral campaign that civic leader Betty Jean Grant waged against him. Merely…
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Cuomo silent on NAFTA, as he prepares to face Upstate challengers
Governor Andrew Cuomo has been unusually quiet — not saying a word about the ongoing North American Free Trade Agreement talks in Montreal — especially for an elected official seeking a third…
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Rene Jones ridiculed by local activists for skipping NAFTA negotiations in Montreal
M&T Bank’s new CEO Rene Jones has just recently taken the helm — a top 20 American bank by market capitalization and Western New York’s largest employer — but local activists are…
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Social justice activist fundraises for Delaware North’s congressional candidate
Jane Cameron, purportedly a social justice activist, is actively fundraising money for the Congressional candidacy of Nate McMurray, a Vice President at the global hospitality giant based in Buffalo and owned by…
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All eyes are on M&T Bank’s new CEO Rene Jones
The late M&T Bank CEO Robert Wilmers was as close as one could come to reigning over Western New York as its titular monarch. The installation of Rene Jones as Wilmers’ successor…
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Buffalo News lambasted for all-White prospectus gala
Yesterday, The Buffalo News hosted its annual prospectus gala at Salvatore’s Italian Gardens on Transit Road in Williamsville. Sources liken the event to Cape Town in the 1980s, under apartheid. Attendees report that there…
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NBC wants Megyn Kelly to host a second hour on Today
Programing executives at NBC want Megyn Kelly to manage and produce a second hour of its flagship morning program, Today — and they want her to get political. The network’s executives think that they are underutilizing…
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Cuomo is worried about Tim Wu
Political operatives close to Governor Andrew Cuomo say that he is worried this election year, and particularly worried about a lesser known challenger whose background, credentials, and reputation could soundly defeat him…
