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WBFO Brief Jan. 7, 2022

If it’s Friday, It’s Theater Talk. Today check your tickets, shows have been cancelled. Also, bail reform and restoration of the Kensington Expressway in the spotlight after Gov. Hochul’s State of the State address. Also, Hochul’s plans on aging, and ethics reform get the DeWitt and Dinki in-depth treatment.

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  • Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to stiffen penalties towards retail theft. Theater Talk with Peter Hall and Anthony Chase.
  • Some state lawmakers want to take health insurance companies out of the business of providing home healthcare.
  • The gender pay gap in WNY is smaller than the national average. A bike club touts E-Bikes and cycling advocacy for the East Side community.
  • One of Buffalo's iconic art-deco-style buildings is again up for sale. Aitina Fareed-Cooke is Buffalo's new poet laureate. Lindsey Lauren Visser is Buffalo's newly-appointed historian.
  • On today's WBFO Brief, catch up on the news of the day.
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  • Buffalo's Common Council is getting behind the plan to demolish and replace the Perry homes. Hostel Buffalo Niagara is being told to shutdown by March 25, just before visitors flock to the city for the Solar Eclipse.
  • Gov. Kathy Hochul announced progress that she's said she's made on combatting crime and car theft. It's Super Tuesday, and WBFO will be carrying coverage.
  • Catch up on the news for the week on today's WBFO Brief.