The Buffalo Chronicle
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Niagara County police reform plan available for public review
Niagara County Legislature Chairman Becky Wydysh and Sheriff Michael Filicetti today announced the draft plan of Niagara County’s police reform and reinvention collaborative is available online for public review. The plan has…
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Amid Cuomo’s fulminations, New York’s budget gap keeps shrinking
BY E.J. McMAHON State tax receipts in the month of December came in $1.4 billion above the latest projection by Governor Cuomo’s Division of the Budget (DOB), according to a cash report…
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Cuomo administration resists sharing records of its vaccine review
BY BILL HAMMOND After second-guessing the FDA with its own vaccine task force, the Cuomo administration is declining to share even basic information about that panel’s approval process until mid-February. Replying to…
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New York had largest 2019-20 population decline of any State
BY E.J. McMAHON New York could be on the way to its first population decline in any decade since the 1970s, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. The Empire State’s…
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State tax receipts strong again in November, but jobs recovery remains slow
BY E.J. McMAHON New York State’s tax receipts in November were a whopping $800 million above Governor Andrew Cuomo’s projections for the month—further evidence that the current-year budget gap is probably much…
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Cambria, Aldinger architect sweeping legal strategy against Cuomo’s COVID restrictions
Western New York’s leading legal mind — a civil rights lawyer who is widely considered to be among the top five or ten criminal defense attorneys in North America — and his…
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Biden backs an Indian recognition bill early in the next Congress — to include Hawaiians, Alaskans
President-elect Joe Biden is offering his formal backing to an ‘omnibus Indian recognition bill’ early in the next Congress. Sources close to the matter expect the bill to include formal federal recognition…
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Would Canadians enjoy more freedom with the American constitution?
At first, it might seem outrageous to even consider — perhaps even preposterous — but contemplate for a moment a plausible (albeit far-fetched) scenario of geopolitics: Imagine that Canada’s thirteen provinces joined…
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If Biden dies before January 6th, the House of Representatives would elect the President
In the unlikely event that the alleged President-elect Joe Biden, 77, dies before the House of Representatives officially certifies the election on January 6th, the House of Representatives would elect the President. …
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AOC to challenge Schumer in 2022 if he “settles for less than total student loan forgiveness” — at a $1.7 trillion price tag
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is telling close associates that she will run for United States Senate in the Democratic Party Primary against Minority Leader Charles Schumer — if he settles for anything less…
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American funding of China is becoming dangerous
BY DEREK SCISSORS Key Points American investment in the People’s Republic of China probably exceeds $1 trillion, most occurring in the past six years. The vast majority is portfolio investment—holdings of bonds…
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Records show Obama DHS penetrated Georgia election site in 2016
Documents suggest activity logs of incidents overwritten (WASHINGTON, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it received 243 pages of records from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that show the Obama administration’s scanning…
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TSA program to protect aviation from high-risk passengers failing after eight years
A controversial government program launched nearly a decade ago to protect airline safety has failed miserably to meet its “mission of mitigating the threat to commercial aviation,” according to a scathing federal audit sprinkled…
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If Newsom appoints Karen Bass to California Senate seat, Kanye may run for Congress
Sources close to Kanye West are telling The Chronicle that, in the event that California Governor Gavin Newsom appoints Rep. Karen Bass to fill the United States Senate seat being vacated by Vice…
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Queen Elizabeth could designate different successors on each of Her Thrones
Royal experts tell The Chronicle that — if she chooses to do so — Queen Elizabeth could designate different successors on each of her Thrones. Though she has been toying with the idea among…
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With employment lagging, Cuomo may postpone scheduled minimum wage hike
BY E.J. McMAHON Still struggling to recover from spring pandemic shutdowns, now facing the threat of renewed restrictions due to a second wave of COVID infections, the last thing New York’s economy needs is…
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Source: Cuomo may be willing to come out as bisexual for a Cabinet position
Sources close to Andrew Cuomo tell The Chronicle that the Governor may be willing to come out as ‘openly bisexual’ if he happens to be offered a Cabinet position in President-elect Joe Biden‘s administration…
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Queen to Harry: “Make yourself useful and sell some cars for awhile”
Queen Elizabeth wants Prince Harry to “start making himself useful” during his “youthful indiscretion” in California. Fed up with what she sees as Prince Harry “lightly abdicating his responsibility to his Nation,”…
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Mayor Brown is working to co-locate Greyhound at new Amtrak station
Sources close to Mayor Byron Brown tell The Chronicle that he is working to relocate the Greyhound Bus Station on North Division Street and to co-locate it at the City’s new Amtrak Station, which…
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Perverse incentives, high costs and poor outcomes: Special Education in New York
BY IAN KINGSBURY Much of New York’s highest-in-the-nation education spending is driven by a single category: special education. Of the $66.2 billion spent on K-12 education in New York in 2017-18, $15.8 billion went…
