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NY Senate
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Ritchie urges Ontario shoreline homeowners to apply for relief funding
Application Process for Primary Homeowners to Receive Flood Relief is Now Open State Senator Patty Ritchie is encouraging all homeowners whose primary residence suffered damage as a result of this year’s flooding…
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When will Tim Kennedy start delivering on Transportation money?
Senator Tim Kennedy has been getting a lot of newfound attention following the Democratic Party’s takeover the Senate chamber last November. He was even named the Chairman of the Transportation Committee by…
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Jacobs announcement sets off frenzied speculation over 60th district
Senator Chris Jacobs‘ announcement that he intends to primary Rep. Chris Collins in the Republican Party primary contest in the 27th congressional district is creating a frenzy of speculation and posturing from…
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GOP activists want Gallivan to seek Senate leadership post
New York State’s Republican Party is facing an existential crisis, having lost control of the State Senate chamber last year, the party’s last bastion of power in Albany. If the party is…
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Tim Kennedy may be willing to fight for a wider expansion of the light rail system
Senator Tim Kennedy — the newly appointed chairman of the Transportation Committee — will be overseeing the architecture of a massive omnibus spending bill designed to address New York City’s mass transit…
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If Stewart-Cousins tends to Buffalo, she would pick up two key seats
The newly triumphant Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins is the first woman to lead a state legislative chamber in New York’s history. The test of her leadership will be whether she can…
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Local voters are irate with Senators who handed leadership post to NYC lawmaker
Ranzenhofer, Jacobs, Gallivan refuse to support WNY’s Cathy Young for Minority Leader Late last Friday afternoon, three local Republican State Senators sold out Western New York to New York City-area power brokers…
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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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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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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…
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Senator Jacobs has been concealing a scandal from GOP leaders
Sources say that State Senator Chris Jacobs failed to mention a percolating public corruption scandal to the group of Republican County Chairman who are deliberating over a replacement nominee for the 27th…
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Maziarz comeback would make Langworthy next State Chairman
Republican leadership inside the 27th congressional district is considering a scenario in which State Senator Rob Ortt is elevated to replace Rep. Chris Collins on the ballot while nominating retired State Senator…
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Maziarz would return to State Senate, if Ortt is elevated to Congress
Former State Senator George Maziarz, once one of Western New York’s most powerful politicians, could make a stunning political comeback — following vindication from Attorney General Eric Schneiderman‘s prosecution against him, widely…
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Coppola’s absence in 60th district makes Democrat primary wide open
Former State Senator Alfred T. Coppola‘s presence in the politics of the 60th State Senate district has been perpetually felt since he left office in 2000, following an election loss engineered by…
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Rumors percolating that Anderson may primary Ranzenhofer in 61st district
It’s being rumored among politicos that Senator Mike Ranzenhofer, an unaccomplished backbencher who has held his seat since Mary Lou Rath retired in 2008, may face a primary challenge this cycle. Ranzenholfer has…
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Joan Seamans announces bid to unseat Ranzenhofer in 61st district
Joan Seamans, a business owner and former Williamsville Village Trustee, announced her candidacy this Saturday at the VFW Hall on Spring Street. Seamans is a successful photographer, operating her Main Street studio…
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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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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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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…
