The Buffalo Chronicle
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EXIT STRATEGY: Netanyahu needs exile, perhaps in exchange for making Jared Kushner the King of Israel
By Staff Reporter October 5, 2025 – As the sands of Gaza shift under the weight of a fragile ceasefire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself cornered like never before. With…
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Could Tom Suozzi really become Democrat Minority Leader? With Pelosi’s help, yes.
By Staff Reporter As the government shutdown enters its fourth grueling day, with furloughed federal workers and shuttered national parks dominating headlines, the real drama unfolds behind closed doors on Capitol Hill.…
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ANALYSIS: AOC likely to trounce Schumer in primary battle for prized Senate seat in 2028
By Staff Reporter NEW YORK — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer faces an existential threat from within his own party. At 75, the Brooklyn-born power broker is grappling with a resurgent progressive…
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Ryan slams Scanlon’s “short-sighted” sale of City parking garages
Acting Buffalo Mayor Christopher Scanlon has made the sale of the city’s four parking garages a cornerstone of his strategy to address Buffalo’s looming budget deficit, estimated at over $50 million. The…
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Crime and housing crises backdrop Buffalo’s mayoral primary election
Despite Buffalo’s mildly improved economic climate and sense of civic optimism of the last decade-and-a-half, the City still faces stark challenges. Across all indicators, the City is getting older, poorer, and sicker. …
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Buffalo mayoral primary pits business community against party headquarters
The City of Buffalo’s 2025 mayoral primary election is scheduled for June 24, 2025, with the general election to follow on November 4, 2025. The election follows the resignation of longtime Mayor…
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Republicans float Langworthy as a viable ‘unity candidate’ for Speaker
Rep. Nicholas Langworthy is being widely floated as a viable ‘unity candidate’ for the Speakership of the House of Representatives. At age 42 years old, Langworthy would become the youngest Speaker of…
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O’Mara wants Hochul to shut down ‘sticker stores’
(January 12, 2023) Watkins Glen, N.Y. — State Senator Tom O’Mara (R,C-Big Flats), Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C-Corning), and Assemblyman Chris Friend (R,C-Big Flats) today joined regional law enforcement representatives and other local…
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Krueger reintroduces Sex Trade Survivors Justice and Equality Act
(January 13, 2023) ALBANY – On Wednesday, January 11th, Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Senator Liz Krueger announced the reintroduction of the Sex Trade Survivors Justice & Equality Act. The bill, carried in…
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Schumer is planning a $2.1 trillion mass transit bill during the lame duck congress
Political operatives with close ties to Senator Chuck Schumer expect the Majority Leader to introduce a $2.1 trillion spending bill during the lame duck Congress dedicated to mass transit construction projects —…
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At Schumer’s urging, Amtrak will accommodate cannabis users on slow-moving routes
Amtrak is planning to accommodate cannabis users on its traditional regular-speed routes across the country, including on trains that run between Buffalo and New York City. The move is at the urging…
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Hochul promises Acela-caliber service from NYC to Montreal by 2026
Governor Kathy Hochul is pledging to improve passenger rail service across the State — including high-speed “Acela-style service” from New York City to Montreal by end of her first full term in…
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Kulpa proposes zoning law requiring solar panels atop big-box stores
Amherst Town Supervisor Brian Kulpa is planning to propose a zoning law later this month that will require ‘big-box’ retail stores and plazas larger than 50,000 square feet, like Walmart and Home…
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If Schumer vacates his Senate seat following midterm losses, who would Hochul appoint to replace him?
Even if Senator Chuck Schumer wins his personal reelection effort in November, the Democrats are likely to lose control of the Senate and oust Schumer as Leader of the Democratic Party caucus…
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Redstone to shake up CBS line-up, expand ‘CBS Mornings’ program into daytime
Billionaire Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of Paramount Global, the parent company of CBS, has big plans to generate more advertising revenue from the network’s flagship CBS Mornings program. Redstone plans to…
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Lisa LaFlamme wants to manage Wilson-Raybould’s campaign for Prime Minister
Sources are telling The Chronicle that Lisa LaFlamme is interested in serving as the national campaign manager of former Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould‘s campaign for Prime Minister, which is widely expected next year. LeFlamme…
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Hochul wants MTA to sell broadcasting rights on New York City’s subway system
Governor Kathy Hochul is instructing Janno Lieber, the Chairman of the Metropolitan Transporation Authority (MTA), to sell broadcasting rights on New York City’s expansive subway system, which sources say will include the…
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Niagara Falls Redevelopment relocates offices, as Restaino and Trevino raise eyebrows
Niagara Falls Redevelopment, the investment vehicle owned by Manhattan billionaire Howard Milstein that has acquired more than 140 acres of prime real estate in downtown Niagara Falls, has relocated its local office…
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Hochul wants Biden to invest $20 billion into the Brookhaven National Laboratory
Governor Kathy Hochul is lobbying President Joe Biden and his administration to invest a jaw dropping $20 billion to vastly expand research and development facilities at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) campus, located…
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Hochul’s plan for the arts community includes a tax credit for new performance venues
Governor Kathy Hochul is contemplating a ‘Performance Venue Tax Credit‘ that would fund a portion of the construction costs associated with ticketed performance venues like theaters, concert halls, comedy clubs, orchestras, operas,…
