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Kolb: State Budget fails New Yorkers
BY ASSEMBLYMAN BRIAN KOLB “We have the power, but do they have the will? It’s time for the Legislature to regain its mojo.” I said those words about three years ago. I…
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Cuomo privately asked Trump to be named Secretary of State in 2016
Sources close to the White House are telling The Chronicle that, in late November of 2016 just days ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo privately asked then-President-elect Donald J. Trump…
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Tulsi Gabbard’s newfound momentum has voters asking where she stands on the issues
The Democratic Party’s establishment has never liked Tulsi Gabbard — certainly not since she resigned her Vice Chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee to endorse Bernard Sanders‘ insurgent 2016 campaign. At the…
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Virginia may become 14th state to offer undocumented immigrants driver’s licenses
A bill quickly advancing in the Virginia Legislature indicates the state may soon become the nation’s 14th to offer illegal immigrants driver’s licenses. Introduced last month at the request of an open borders…
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A reality check on aging and Medicaid
BY BILL HAMMOND In the face of New York’s rapidly rising Medicaid spending, both the Cuomo administration and some of its critics have pointed to demographics as a driving factor. The state’s population is…
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A Medicaid boost for unions?
BY KEN GIRARDIN Amid Albany’s Medicaid over-spending crisis, the state Health Department is reconfiguring a little-known portion of the deficit-ridden program in what looks like a scheme to squeeze union dues from roughly…
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The White House grants The Buffalo Chronicle press credentials
The White House has granted The Buffalo Chronicle press credentials that will enable our publication to access the West Wing for daily press briefings — whether or not those briefings are televised. …
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New polling suggests Jacobs would be a Republican favorite against Higgins
While the nomination of Senator Chris Jacobs in the 27th congressional district — New York’s most conservative — has sparked a widening divide inside the local Republican Party, new polling suggests that…
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Senate GOP to hold ‘Repeal Bail Reform’ roundtables throughout State — Gallivan to co-chair effort
ALBANY, NY — The New York State Senate Republican Conference today announced a statewide ‘Repeal Bail Reform Taskforce’ to collect testimony from law enforcement officers, prosecutors, victims, local leaders, and the public who…
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Republican activists plan to circulate ‘Draft Don Junior’ petitions in New York congressional primary
Republican activists in New York’s 27th congressional districts are outraged in the aftermath of party bosses’ endorsement of State Senator Chris Jacobs, a policy moderate who is well known as a ‘never-Trumer’…
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Poloncarz appoints Szymanski Director of Workforce Development
Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz today announced his appointment of Geoffrey M. Szymanski as Erie County Director of Workforce Development. In that position he serves as Executive Director of the Buffalo…
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Chestnut Ridge Park ski hill tow rope completed
The Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry has announced the completion of a new tow rope installed on the ski hill at Chestnut Ridge Park and now ready (when sufficient…
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Mayor Brown presents check to WNY Gold Star mothers
Mayor Byron W. Brown, joined by Buffalo area musicians and Veterans charity helpers, today took part in a ceremonial check presentation in the amount of $3,250 for the WNY Gold Star Mothers.…
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Brown signs new procurement law and energy finance program
Mayor Byron W. Brown signed two pieces of legislation, Local Laws V and VI of 2019, today. Local Law V will give the Brown Administration the authority to use “best value” practices…
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Flanagan worries about ‘so-called’ criminal justice reforms
BY SENATOR JOHN FLANAGAN In two days, the Democrats give a get out of jail free card to 90 percent of criminals across this state and already we are seeing the devastating…
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Jacobs is being encouraged to run against Higgins, as Langworthy fears worst in 27th district special election
Republican insiders have been prodding State Senator Chris Jacobs to challenge Rep. Brian Higgins in New York’s 26th congressional district. But the two-term Senator has already announced his intentions to seek the…
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DOJ deleted Strzok-Page text messages, Judicial Watch alleges in court filings
Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice for text message records of former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa…
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After denying records exist, DOJ releases communications between Strzok and Ohr
Judicial Watch announced today it received through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit 13 pages out of 42 responsive pages of communications between former FBI official Peter Strzok and Department of Justice official…
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RCMP source says ‘security risk’ against Trudeau was contrived by PMO staffers
A retired officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, who remains in frequent communication with senior figures inside the federal agency, is telling The Chronicle that the widely publicized ‘security threat’ against Prime Minister…
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Central Park leads site selection for Trump presidential library, but Philly and DC are still in running
Donald Trump is planning a billion-dollar fundraising campaign for the construction of his presidential library — which he imagines will become a top tourist attraction in North America. Sources tell The Chronicle that Trump…
