Giambra Makes Case For Flavored Vapes Ahead Of Hearing
Former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra has represented a lot of different interest groups over his years in politics. The latest cause on Giambra’s agenda is fighting for New York to continue to...
View ArticleEconomist Says GM Tentative Deal Is Good News For WNY Economy
From the Morning Memo: If a tentative deal between United Auto Workers and General Motors comes to fruition, it could have a far-reaching impact in Western New York. Roughly 3,000 employees from the...
View ArticleErie County And Nassau County AIM Payments In Jeopardy
What appears to be a legislative oversight could have serious impact on the budgets of dozens of towns and villages in Erie County and Nassau County. The Office of the State Comptroller sent a letter...
View ArticleConservative Super PAC Starts Anti-Chris Jacobs Campaign
What’s expected to be a hotly contested Republican primary in New York State 27th District is already getting some outside attention. A major conservative super PAC called Club for Growth spent $7,751...
View ArticleComplaint Alleges Illegal Coordination Between Monroe County DA Candidate And...
The Monroe County Republican Committee has made a formal complaint to the New York State Board of Elections, alleging illegal coordination between the Democratic candidate for district attorney and a...
View ArticleNo Love Lost Between Former Trump Campaign Staffers
From the Morning Memo: Former Donald Trump presidential campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was the featured speaker at the Amherst Republican Committee’s 40th annual dinner Tuesday evening. Lewandowski...
View ArticleJudge Hopes To Make Decision By Mid-November On Green Light Lawsuit
The state and Erie County attorneys made oral arguments in federal court Wednesday in Buffalo regarding a challenge to New York’s new Green Light Law. The law, passed by the State Legislature earlier...
View ArticleCuomo Says No Stadium Talks While He Attended Bills Game
From the Morning Memo: Maybe Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-NY, and his dog Captain had an excuse for mistakenly awarding the New York Jets a victory a full day before the team actually played (and got...
View ArticleThruway Authority Reaches Deal With Ontario To Send Cashless Toll Bills To...
Motorists from the Canadian province of Ontario will no longer be able to get a free ride when driving on New York highways where cashless tolling is in place. The NYS Thruway Authority announced...
View ArticleFood Truck Feeling Heat After Setting Up Shop At ICE Facility
A popular Western New York food truck has found itself in the middle of an immigration debate. After Lloyd Taco Truck served lunch Wednesday at a federal detention center in Batavia, a number of people...
View ArticleJay Jacobs Bats Away Conspiracies, Criticism At Public Finance Commission...
As has become par for the course, the fourth New York State Public Campaign Financing Commission hearing was largely about the bodies potential impact on third parties in New York State. Critics fears...
View ArticleZellner Believes Hearings Aren’t Accurate Portrayal Of Public’s Fusion Feelings
From the Morning Memo: Opposing fusion voting at New York Public Campaign Financing Commission hearings has often been a lonely stance to take. Erie County Democratic Committee Chairman Jeremy Zellner...
View ArticleNY-57: Morgan Secures Influential Endorsements
From the Morning Memo: The Democratic candidate for New York’s 57th State Senate District secured two major endorsements Thursday. Austin Morgan reported he has the support of state Comptroller Tom...
View ArticleAG James ‘Confident’ In Defense Of Green Light Law
Attorney General Tish James says she’s confident her office will be successful in defending New York State’s new Green Light law. Erie, Niagara and Rensselaer counties have all brought similar...
View ArticleDistrict Attorneys Call For Increased Funding From State Budget
From the Morning Memo: District attorneys across New York again called on the governor to increase state funding to counties in order to support criminal justice reforms. The District Attorneys...
View ArticleNY-27: McMurray Secures Endorsement From Niagara County Dem Chair
As the Western New York political world turns its attention to the state’s 27th congressional district, Democratic candidate Nate McMurray has secured his first major endorsement. McMurray’s campaign...
View ArticleLegislation Introduced To Fix Erie and Nassau AIM Issues
From the Morning Memo: Republican state Sen. Pat Gallivan has introduced legislation meant to eliminate issues with Aid and Incentive to Municipality related payments for Erie and Nassau counties...
View ArticleErie County Clerk’s Green Light Battle Wages On
The legal battle between the Erie County Clerk’s office and New York state over granting driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants will continue. Last week, a federal judge determined Erie County...
View ArticleMonroe County GOP Legislators Propose Limiting Authority Of New Democratic...
A week after electing Monroe County voters elected their first Democratic county executive in nearly three decades, the Republican-controlled County Legislature proposed rule changes to reduce the...
View ArticleNY-27: SuperPAC Targets Special Election Influencers With ‘Enormous’...
From the Morning Memo: Conservative super PAC Club for Growth is continuing its assault on the congressional campaign for Republican candidate Chris Jacobs. The organization, which has already spent...
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