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Pivotal political contests will animate much of 2018
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Andrew Cuomo hasn’t made it completely clear that he intends to run for reelection. He is widely expected to be a key witness in the upcoming public…
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Schroeder is too conservative, say party activists
City Comptroller Mark Schroeder is among the Erie County Conservative Party’s most loyal patrons. Local Democrats want to know why. In 2008, Schroeder was running for Assembly and even wrote the Conservative Party…
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Wooten likely to be next WGRZ anchor, but ‘chemistry’ could be too much
Station managers at WGRZ are widely known to favor installing Michael Wooten as the lead evening news anchor of the market leading broadcast that has slipped to second place in recent months.…
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Some activists want Schroeder to step aside and endorse Grant
Some activists are expressing dissatisfaction with the candidacy of City Comptroller Mark Schroeder. His campaign will split the vote, they contend, potentially undermining the pioneering County Legislator Betty Jean Grant, a longtime leader in the…
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More charges against Pigeon expected this year
A source familiar with the FBI’s investigation into political operative G. Steven Pigeon believe that FBI Agent Brian Burns is working on an interwoven web of investigations that stem from a trove of emails obtained in…
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Mayor Brown accepts Grant’s call for body cameras on all police officers
Earlier this week mayoral candidate Betty Jean Grant called for the mandatory use of body cameras for all City of Buffalo police officers — a program that Mayor Byron Brown has long…
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David Baazov implicated in Pigeon conspiracy to solicit foreign funds for Cuomo campaign
This morning, United States Attorney Patrick Kennedy and FBI Agent-in-Charge Adam Cohen explained new felony charges against the political operative G. Steven Pigeon, who is already under indictment by New York State Attorney…
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Town supervisor race in Amherst likely to focus on quality of life issues
Amherst Town Clerk Marjory Jaeger, the Republican candidate for Supervisor, has the Conservative line and name recognition as a town wide elected official — with an unblemished record. It’s hard to make…
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Kevin Stocker is willing to primary Chris Collins
Democratic Party activists are almost enthralled. Attorney Kevin Stocker, a prominent and popular moderate Republican and former Town Prosecutor, is willing to primary incumbent Congressman Chris Collins, one of the wealthiest members of…
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County Legislature races likely to increase City voters’ turnout
The First and Second Districts of the Erie County Legislature — comprising a vast swath of the City of Buffalo — are shaping up to be highly contested campaigns with strong, well-known competitors emerging…
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Brown, Garner expected to smear Betty Jean Grant
Political operatives close to Maurice Garner, the former President of Grassroots Inc. who is widely thought to control Mayor Byron Brown, say that he “is deeply worried” about County Legislator Betty Jean Grant’s campaign for…
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Owners of slain dog pursue charges against neighbor
Raffaele Forte, the owner of Keeno, a three-year-old Dalmatian mix that was killed by a neighbor on Hutchings Road in the Town of Ogden last Saturday, has hired an attorney and is…
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Investigators rumored to be ‘probing’ top Cuomo aide, Melissa DeRosa
A source familiar with investigations initiated under former United States Attorney Preet Bharara has told The Chronicle that there is an “ongoing probe” of Governor Andrew Cuomo‘s top aide and her family. This week, Chief of…
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Pay to play culture at city hall could be Mayor Brown’s undoing
It may be true that donors contributed to Mayor Byron Brown out of an earnest desire for good governance, and it may be true that Brown gave no heed to whether a…
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Grant tells WBEN she will announce her candidacy for Mayor this week
In an interview on Hardline with Dave Debo, on WBEN NewsRadio 930 AM, County Legislator Betty Jean Grant said she intends to enter the race for Mayor of Buffalo in a formal announcement later…
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Grant: “A few days in jail won’t kill me”
BY BETTY JEAN GRANT, County Legislator I have been told by two attorneys that the vote taken yesterday on the new train station may be illegal. Number one, they barred the taxpaying public…
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AG files felony election charges against Pigeon; Kennedy not charged
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman‘s Office filed felony election charges against the renowned political operative G. Steven Pigeon — a confidant of Bill and Hillary Clinton, Governor Andrew Cuomo, and billionaire B. Thomas…
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Assemblywoman Peoples-Stokes announces funding for electrical updates at Central Terminal
The Central Terminal Restoration Corporation is pleased to announced this morning that Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes has secured a $250,000 earmark for electrical upgrades at the storied Buffalo Central Terminal. The earmark is the…
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If Rob Porter runs for Governor, Western New York would benefit
THE EDITORIAL BOARD If former Seneca Nation President Robert Odawi Porter decides to run for Governor next year, his campaign and governorship would be likely to benefit Western New York. Porter — a…
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Seaman is considering a run for Mayor, post-Brown
A source is telling The Chronicle that the embattled Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority Chairman and City Treasurer Michael Seaman is considering a run for Mayor of Buffalo following Byron Brown’s presumed retirement in 2021. Seaman is…
