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Brian Higgins and Grace Meng, the two lead sponsors of the Aaron Salter, Jr. Responsible Body Armor Possession Act, say the bill is a commonsense law that protects law enforcement and the community.
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It’s been a trying 10 months for Zeneta Everhart. As her son Zaire continues to recover from the Tops mass shooting last May, Zeneta is finding strength from him to affect change in the City of Buffalo as she gears up for a run at the Masten District Common Council seat.
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New York state is holding its second Primary Day of 2022 on Tuesday, including primaries for three congressional districts in Western New York.
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New York state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie defended his proposal to reassemble the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission to redraw state Assembly maps after they were invalidated by courts earlier this year.
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Tuesday is New York state's second Primary Day of the 2022 election cycle, and there’s several relevant races to Western New York. Here’s what you need to know.
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The second of New York’s two primary voting days is being held on Tuesday, with some hotly contested races. Turnout is expected to be low.
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The ReAwaken American Tour that recently visited a Batavia church features Christian nationalist ideology in several ways: the proclamation that America is a Christian nation, the idea that Donald Trump’s presidency was God’s will, and even anti-LGBTQ rhetoric.
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The rules surrounding tax-exempt churches and politics leave plenty of gray area, and even when there are violations, the rules are rarely enforced.
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Activists now say Mayor Byron Brown’s analysis factors in people of color under the age of 18 and immigrants, both of whom can’t vote yet. When counting only those who can vote, activists say, the Council’s map includes just three majority-minority districts.
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Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown has signed the Common Council’s controversial new district map into law, despite outcry from community members and a contentious public hearing.
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More than 3,500 people from Western New York and across the U.S. heard a mix of pastors, former Trump officials, Jan. 6 participants and vaccine skeptics make false claims about everything from the 2020 election to the COVID-19 pandemic during the far-right roadshow’s two-day stop at Batavia’s Cornerstone Church this past weekend.
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With a little less than three months until Election Day in New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul is comfortably ahead of her challenger, Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin.