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Grand Island’s budget would raise the general fund tax rate 15% and the sewer rate 25%, as the board approves a battery lease on town land
Grand Island’s preliminary 2027 budget would raise the general fund tax rate about 15% and the sewer district rate about 25%. The board tabled it Nov. 2, the same night it approved…
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New York sues Interior to strip two Seneca parcels of sovereign status. The case turns on where the money came from
The state filed two federal suits Friday challenging Interior’s restricted-fee decisions for Seneca Nation land in Buffalo and on Grand Island. Here is what each side claims, what the record shows, and…
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The Feed: Seneca land lawsuits, New York’s ICE jail deadline, Canada’s immigration numbers and Stephen Miller’s appointment lead the week online
New York’s lawsuits over Seneca Nation land in Buffalo and on Grand Island, a Nov. 25 deadline to end ICE detention agreements in county jails, the immigration numbers in Canada’s budget, and…
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Fantasy Island is still for sale, and Grand Island is waiting to learn what comes next
Seven weeks after the former Fantasy Island site was listed for just under $5 million, no buyer has been announced. Grand Island’s supervisor says the town can only make introductions, and some…
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Wydysh and McMurray vie for open 145th Assembly seat as early voting begins
Early voting began Saturday in the open 145th Assembly District race between Republican Becky Wydysh and Democrat Nate McMurray, who are both drawing on public matching funds and disagree over whether to…
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Grand Island weighs leasing town land for battery storage, but the terms aren’t public
Grand Island’s Town Board is weighing a lease that would let CleanCapital put a battery storage system on town land at 1600 Whitehaven Road, while a 12-Megapack project on Bedell Road becomes…
