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Talks over the late state budget are continuing for a third weekend at the New York state capitol in Albany.
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Pat Bradley/WAMC/New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe recently to outline a five-point Master Plan on Aging her office is developing.
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WBFO Arts & Culture Desk
- Theater Talk: Easter Vacation is over, baby, and we're back with full weekends of plays (see listings).
- Theater Talk: THURGOOD continues, Anthony gets back to Broadway, Shea's announces next season
- Women of Hip Hop: The DJ and breakdance duo teaching the history of hip hop
- Theater Talk: Many good shows are closing this weekend (hurry, it's not too late) and there are three fun fundraisers for RAICES, RLTP, and SGT (see listings)
WBFO Business & Economy Desk
WBFO Disabilities Desk
- Disability advocates fear proposed NYS budget will continue staffing crisis, threaten living options
- Why didn't Buffalo have an ASL interpreter during the Christmas blizzard?
- Buffalo Bills Wheelchair Football featured in upcoming PBS special documentary 'Concrete Gridiron'
- City of Buffalo posts new full-time ADA Coordinator job
WBFO Health & Wellness Desk
- Trauma surgeon will address UB medical school students on gun violence and racism
- 'You made a contract. You agreed to it. Live it.': Nurses voice concerns over staffing problems at ECMC
- Kaleida Health and its unions are looking to strengthen health care, staff and finances
- Kaleida Health and unions reach tentative labor deal, avoiding strike
WBFO Mental Health Initiative
- Damar Hamlin's collapse shocked viewers and players. How to cope after witnessing trauma
- Money, mental health help on the mind of Tops shooting survivor
- Buffalo shooting left grieving neighborhood without a grocery store. Counseling and food giveaways are there to help
- The long-lasting impact of Saturday's shootings
WBFO Racial Equity Project
- Can hydroponic farms solve food access issues on East Side?
- Bills stadium benefit agreement to include $3 million a year for community work
- 'Racism is the issue here': Advocate pushes for prison reform after New York State Inspector General report
- State funds being put towards stabilizing older east side buildings through grant program
WBFO Older Adults News Desk
- Albany wants to take over an Orleans County nursing home, claiming owner fraud, bad care
- WNY nursing home workers get new contracts, while others threaten to go on five-day strikes
- New York home care shortage’s impact on dementia caregiving: ‘It takes so much out of you’
- ‘$13.20 doesn’t cut it’: Striking WNY nursing home workers seek $15 minimum for service positions
WBFO Women's News Desk
- Women of hip hop: Words matter to Pretty Bulli, so don't call her a girl
- Women of hip hop: A.I. The Anomaly is from the East Side and wants you to know it
- Women, life and freedom: WNY Iranian Americans on their fight for gender equality in Iran
- HOPE of WNY collaboration aims to make domestic violence services accessible to disabled survivors
WBFO Education Reporting
- New SUNY Chancellor John King was New York's state education commissioner
- 'This isn't just happening in a few places anymore': There's efforts to ban books in WNY schools
- Black excellence in education: Fostering a sense of being among students of color in Buffalo
- Shortage of bus drivers hurts Buffalo Public Schools' academic recovery from COVID-19
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The attack in the city of Dadeville came as people were gathering to celebrate a teen's 16th birthday. Authorities said there were "multiple injuries" in addition to those killed. -
First Saniya wrote poems. Then she began rapping. Now she appears on TV and YouTube and before big crowds, spreading her message about justice. Her father the rickshaw driver is her chauffeur.
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Also colloquially known as a "voice text" or "voice message," the feature has been in our phones for years. But only recently has it emerged as a go-to communication method — especially for Gen Z.
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One of the more daunting tasks facing Ukrainian refugees who come to New York is finding a place to live. A Manhattan real estate executive has been helping to find them apartments at reduced rents.
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Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox News and its parent company Fox Corp. for knowingly airing false claims that its machines rigged the 2020 election against ex-President Donald Trump.
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A 2007 law could help the country meet its climate change goals by barring fossil fuels from new and remodeled federal buildings. But the law has been on hold and gas utilities want to repeal it.
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Starship is the largest rocket ever built. The company hopes it will one day take people to the moon and Mars. But first it has to fly.
More Local News from WBFO
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Buffalo police are investigating a death that occurred at the home of billionaire Jeffrey Gundlach. Police stress that Gundlach himself was not involved.
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An Indian citizen living in Ontario was extradited to the U.S. last week to face charges of smuggling migrants across the border.
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For Christians, Easter Sunday is a joyful celebration of life. Scott Sackett visits members of a local Mennonite church also celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
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The Senate Majority Leader was at Lockport High School to announce a plan to investigate hoax calls regarding active shooters in schools.
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Political satirist Russell died Thursday at the age of 90. His wife Alison told the Washington Post that Russell passed away at his Washington DC home Thursday.
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Lockport high school was one of many schools in Western New York that suffered an incidence of swatting Thursday morning causing a lockdown and sweep of the school.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul is the first woman to be elected to the highest office in the state since New York's first gubernatorial election in 1777. She spoke exclusively with WBFO about the historic feat, growing up in the Queen city, and advice for women in spaces typically held by men.
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New York State police are investigating reports of swatting in multiple schools across the state.
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