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Some Senecas want former President Robert Odawi Porter to run for Congress
Sources tell The Chronicle that influential members of the Seneca Nation of Indians are encouraging former President Robert Odawi Porter, a Harvard educated attorney, to challenge Rep. Brian Higgins in the Democratic Party…
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Higgins may retire to take a position at Delaware North
Rumor has it that Rep. Brian Higgins, the six-term Democrat of South Buffalo, is “inclined to prefer” taking a position as Delaware North‘s top federal lobbyist, rather than to run for a…
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Chris Jacobs may run for Congress against Higgins rather than Collins
It’s fair to say that the Republican Primary in New York’s 27th congressional district is crowded — and the indicted Rep. Chris Collins (who continues to assert his innocence of insider trading…
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House Democrats are expected to bring back earmarks — what will Higgins get?
It’s widely expected among Capitol Hill staffers that once the Democrats retake the House of Representatives in January, the caucus will promptly begin constructing an omnibus spending bill that will agglomerate Democrat…
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Higgins to ‘reopen’ NYPA relicensing, if Joe Anderson becomes Tuscarora Chief
Joe Anderson, the wildly successful Tuscarora businessman and Niagara Falls real estate developer commonly known as “Smokin Joe”, could become a Chief of the Tuscarora Nation in the next few years. If…
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Paladino is considering a run for Congress in NY’s 26th district
Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino, the 2010 Republican nominee for Governor of New York, is in talks with Erie County Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy to secure the party’s nomination for Congress in New…
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Higgins urged to challenge Pelosi for Speakership
Rep. Brian Higgins (D-Buffalo) will not support Nancy Pelosi as Leader of the House Democrats, he pledged to area publications this week. But activists want the seven-term Congressman to stand up for…
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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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Congressman Higgins contemplating bid for Minority Leader?
Rep. Brian Higgins (D-Buffalo) is considering a bid to unseat Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) as Minority Leader of the House Democrats, says a source close to the Congressman. Pelosi is weathering a storm of critics…
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Ricchiazzi: Stop Higgins from screwing up the riverfront
BY MATT RICCHIAZZI Congressman Brian Higgins is urging the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to spend $43 million to redevelop the DL&W Terminal into a light rail station. That facility would only service…
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As rumors of a Congressional run swirl, businessman Eddie Egriu reflects
BY T.W. HEWITT The popular Buffalo businessman Eddie Egriu is being urged to challenge Conservative Democrat Brian Higgins, an entrenched establishment figure in local politics for nearly three decades. For the last few months operatives…
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Secret Eddie Egriu campaign video surfaces
Eddie Egriu, the popular Buffalo businessman who ran a spirited campaign for Congress two years ago before being removed from the ballot on contrived legal grounds, is considering another run against a…
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Activists say Higgins should return Honeywell contributions
Congressman Brian Higgins is at the epicenter of the United States’ National Security apparatus, with assignments to both the House Homeland Security and House Foreign Affairs committees. On Homeland Security, he is the…
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If Higgins departs, local politicians would scramble
Republican Party operative Michael Caputo, who enjoys a “public relations” contract at the Erie County Water Authority, broke a story last month that was later retracted, after a staffer from the local congressional…
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Rumors keep swirling about Higgins’ retirement
Last month, the digital tabloid founded by the late publisher Joe Illuzzi, circulated a rumor that Congressman Brian Higgins (D-South Buffalo) is considering retirement. The current publisher of that ‘scandal sheet,’ as it is…
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Higgins’ relationship with female operative raises eyebrows
Renee Schaeffer is a professional DC fundraiser and the founder of Schaeffer Strategies, which has been doing work for Congressman Brian Higgins. The Congressman’s relationship with the attractive female operative has begun to…
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Critics say Higgins’ campaign finance plan is full of loopholes
March of this year Congressman Brian Higgins (D-South Buffalo) advanced a self-drafted plan to reform campaign finance laws pertaining to Congressional elections, titled “Restoring Confidence Through Smarter Campaigns Act,” (HR 1495). On…
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Higgins steps in to demand answers from Sanders-Garrett on BMHA mismanagement
Congressman Brian Higgins, our region’s emissary to the federal government for more than a decade, has stepped into the crisis situation at the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority. He is demanding answers from…
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Congress a likely consideration in Jacobs’ decision to pass on County Executive contest
It was widely reported that County Clerk Chris Jacobs declined to run for County Executive based on the supposed strength of the incumbent’s poll numbers. That remains a point of dispute among…
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Weppner slams Higgins on Great Lakes, environmental record
President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005, creating renewable biofuel incentives that included a mandate that gasoline contains at least 10% corn-based ethanol. In 10 short years, those ethanol policies — widely considered patronage for…
