The Buffalo Chronicle
The Buffalo Chronicle
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WNY defense attorneys, ranked
This year’s Top 5 Criminal Defense Attorneys have been released, ranked annually by The Chronicle. If you need them, these are the top guys in town to turn to — if you can afford them. …
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Schumer shuts down government for immigrants, but not for Rust Belt’s working class
If political chatter is any indication, support for Senator Chuck Schumer is falling precipitously following a federal government shutdown that stems from Schumer’s ‘procedural objection,’ effectively filibustering a vote on the budget. …
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Golisano is ‘open’ to M&T Bank merger with Paychex
Billionaire B. Thomas Golisano, the founder and chairman of Paychex, the Rochester area firm valued at more than $25 billion, is open to merger talks with Buffalo based M&T Bank, whose market…
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Cuomo is willing to give Hochul the governorship in 2020
Governor Andrew Cuomo is making a strong play for Western New York in his third reelection effort, even as former County Executive Joel Giambra and other Western New Yorkers consider gubernatorial bids. …
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Mascia may run for 60th district seat to thwart Jacobs
Observers predict that the high profile anti-corruption activist, Joe Mascia, will run for State Senate on the Conservative or Tea Party line, in an effort to thwart the reelection of freshman Republican…
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Giambra, a proud moderate, seeks the GOP nomination with a bold plan
Former two-term Erie County Executive Joel Giambra is running for Governor of New York with a plan to consolidate county and municipal governments. Giambra has long evangelized regionalism — an issue that…
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Cuomo’s favorability trails Bharara; will former US Attorney run?
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has finally made it clear that he intends to run for reelection. Last year there had been talk among the Governor’s operatives that a safer play for…
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Calls on Schimminger to resign, following revelations of $27k from opioid dealers
Residents of the Town of Tonawanda are calling on Assemblyman Robin Schimminger to resign his office, following revelations that he has taken more than $27,000 from the nation’s largest opioid dealers —…
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Local film industry is angry with Rob Ortt
When freshman Senator Rob Ortt, a Republican of North Tonawanda, sent out a mailer to supporters last week lambasting the the Cuomo administration’s film industry tax credit, he probably thought that he…
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The Koch Brothers would be wise to back Chris Jacobs against Kirstin Gillibrand
Charles G. Koch and David H. Koch, the owners of Koch Industries, are the founders and funders of a number of conservative and libertarian political organizations, and credited with swinging control of the House…
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Operatives begin contemplating challengers to Feroleto following Scajaquada vote
When the City Council voted last month to ask the state to improve its designs for a proposed reconstruction of the Scajaquada Expressway through Delaware Park, Joel Feroleto — who represents the…
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Kennedy asked to return $5,400 from opioid pushers
Senator Tim Kennedy (D-South Buffalo) is being asked by constituent groups to return $5,400 in campaign contributions that he has accepted from firms that have contributed to the Nation’s opioid epidemic. Kennedy…
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M&T Bank should appoint Betty Jean Grant to its Board of Directors
Betty Jean Grant may be retiring from the County Legislature (a body that she once chaired), but her supporters know she isn’t going anywhere. With the sheer force of her honest, humble,…
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Ontario judge riles an Indian community, as Rez Fox fleeces a revered civic leader
OHSWEKEN, ON — An Ontario Superior court judge has rejected the argument of one of the Six Nations’ most prolific businessmen and civic leaders. Ken Hill, co-owner of Grand River Enterprises, the…
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Will Bishops Malone and Pridgen partner to preserve historic churches?
The Catholic Dioceses of Buffalo has been in decline for six decades. It was once a mighty institution and the cornerstone of so many of Buffalo’s ethnic communities. The Dioceses’ ornate churches…
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Challengers floated in 62nd district, as Ortt considers options
Political operatives associated with Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins’ mainline Democratic caucus are contemplating potential candidates to challenge Senator Robert Ortt, of North Tonawanda. The 62nd district stretches from Niagara Falls to Rochester. The most…
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Democrats’ strength in Amherst has Senator Ranzenhofer worried
Democrats’ stunning election night victories in Amherst have sent shockwaves across Western New York’s political scene. The vote-heavy town is typically a Republican stronghold, but the unpopularity of Erie County Sheriff Tim…
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As always, a fierce contest expected in 60th Senate district
The 60th district is rare in the State Senate Chamber. In the last two decades, the seat has switched occupants more than any other: Anthony Nanula, Al Coppola, Byron Brown, Marc Coppola,…
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Activists urge Benczkowski to run for 63rd district Senate seat
The wildly popular Cheektowaga Town Supervisor Diane Benczkowski — the region’s highest profile advocate for infrastructure modernization — is being urged by environmental activists to seek the 63rd District’s State Senate seat. …
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Schumer pressured to prioritize Rust Belt in infrastructure plan
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, the most senior Democrat in the federal government, is being pressured by a Midwestern contingent of the party to prioritize struggling legacy cities in the formerly industrial…
