The Buffalo Chronicle
Betty Jean Grant
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Police officers begin calling for Mayor Brown’s resignation
Police officers from across the City of Buffalo have been calling for Mayor Byron Brown‘s resignation in a sweeping change of attitude toward the Mayor in the law enforcement community, following his…
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Smothers, Bollman to battle for Lovejoy Common Council seat
Esther Smothers, former Erie County Legislature Chairwoman Betty Jean Grant‘s principal legislative staffer, is vying for the Buffalo Common Council seat representing Lovejoy. Also running is Brian Bollman, the outgoing Lovejoy Councilman…
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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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M&T Bank should appoint Betty Jean Grant to its Board of Directors
Betty Jean Grant may be retiring from the County Legislature (a body that she once chaired), but her supporters know she isn’t going anywhere. With the sheer force of her honest, humble,…
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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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Brown, Garner expected to smear Betty Jean Grant
Political operatives close to Maurice Garner, the former President of Grassroots Inc. who is widely thought to control Mayor Byron Brown, say that he “is deeply worried” about County Legislator Betty Jean Grant’s campaign for…
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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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Grant: “A few days in jail won’t kill me”
BY BETTY JEAN GRANT, County Legislator I have been told by two attorneys that the vote taken yesterday on the new train station may be illegal. Number one, they barred the taxpaying public…
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Grant calls on Sheriff Howard to answer questions at a Legislature hearing
County Legislator Betty Jean Grant has sponsored a resolution compelling the appearance of Erie County Sheriff Timothy Howard, following his appearance at what many activists called a “Klan-style” rally where prominent White…
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Betty Jean Grant calls on Pridgen, Schroeder to unseat Mayor Byron Brown
Longtime Erie County Legislator and two-time candidate for State Senate, Betty Jean Grant — a formidable political figure in her own right — is calling on Common Council President Darius Pridgen and…
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Benczkowski may challenge Kennedy to help Grant
The newly elected Cheektowaga town supervisor Diane Benczkowski — considered a rising star in local politics — is thinking about dabbling in state senate politics this year, a source familiar with her…
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Civic leaders call for fair hiring practices at state funded construction sites
The respected Eastside activist Charlie Fisher and County Legislator Betty Jean Grant — the black community’s most trusted and respected civic leader in more than a generation — are rallying the city.…
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Western New York will be a Senate battleground
As next year’s State Senate elections approach in the distance, the fog is clearing to reveal a political landscape that will make Western New York a central battleground for control of the…
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Will Supervisor Benczkowski run for State Senate next year?
Diane Benczkowski won the Cheektowaga Democratic party primary for town supervisor — guaranteeing her the office — and is already being talked about as a contender for the State Senate seat currently…
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Mascia releases prepared remarks delivered at ‘The Rally for Peace, Justice, and Respect”
County Legislator Betty Jean Grant — whose community-first style of leadership is admired across the political spectrum — held a rally at Niagara Square on Saturday, called ‘The Rally for Peace, Justice,…
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Kennedy vs. Grant: the battle inside the Democratic Party
It’s an interestingly diverse district, drawn after the 2010/11 redistricting process in which the Eastside of Buffalo, South Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Lackawanna, and parts of the Westside were bound together in the 63rd…
