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City & Region
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Would the Pegulas be willing to manage UB teams in stadium deal?
It looks increasingly likely that Governor Andrew Cuomo‘s administration is preparing to back a $1 billion investment in a new NFL stadium in downtown Buffalo. Just last month, Terry Pegula hired Chris…
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All nine school board seats are up for election in May
All nine members of the Buffalo Board of Education are up for re-election next May. Those races have historically low turnout, in which district elections are often won with 500 or so…
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In Spectrum feud with NYS, Rutledge may agree to Niagara Falls studio
Sources say that Charter Communications CEO Tom Rutledge would be “inclined to agree” with Cuomo administration recommendations that it would be wise for the firm to open a content production studio at…
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Parking lots blight State Park, Falls’ residents argue
Urban design and tourism advocates are calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to commit to removing Niagara Falls State Park’s three surface parking lots, which they argue blight the park and detract from its…
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Local Tea Party wants Mexico to make reforms before any new trade deal
President Donald J. Trump’s administration has announced its intention to separate the ongoing multilateral North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations with Canada and Mexico. The President intends to conduct bilateral talks with…
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Tea Party wants Trump to demand NAFTA access to Canadian banking markets
One of New York State’s most aggressive Tea Party organizers is calling on President Donald J. Trump to end the North American Free Trade Agreement ahead of midterm elections later this year. Matthew…
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Mayor Brown is acting on Grant’s policy agenda
The administration of Mayor Byron W. Brown has been taking sweeping actions to reform the City’s Police Department, following the mayoral campaign that civic leader Betty Jean Grant waged against him. Merely…
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Rene Jones ridiculed by local activists for skipping NAFTA negotiations in Montreal
M&T Bank’s new CEO Rene Jones has just recently taken the helm — a top 20 American bank by market capitalization and Western New York’s largest employer — but local activists are…
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All eyes are on M&T Bank’s new CEO Rene Jones
The late M&T Bank CEO Robert Wilmers was as close as one could come to reigning over Western New York as its titular monarch. The installation of Rene Jones as Wilmers’ successor…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…
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Preserving the Albright Knox is as important as expanding it
When it comes to the ongoing planning of the Albright Knox’s high profile expansion project, the prerogative of preserving the facade of the historic turn of the century structure should be among…
