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Erie County Legislature Democrats have a new leader, as members chose Amherst member Thomas Loughran as minority leader. Betty Jean Grant says she just…
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Declarations from City Hall that violence is down and the murder total is down from last year weren't enough for a meeting last night looking for…
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The Erie County Legislature approved a ban on plastic microbeads Thursday. Legislators also wrangled over a state plan to raise the minimum wage in some…
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Erie County has a budget for next year, with most changes in County Executive Poloncarz' spending proposal approved unanimously.Majority Leader Joseph…
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While the gubernatorial struggle between Andrew Cuomo and Zephyr Teachout has been the most high profile, there are many Primary Day battles that could…
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Democrats are fighting over State Legislature seats in Buffalo. The candidates debated Tuesday night in the Burchfield Penney Art Center during an event…
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When Republicans were the minority party in the Erie County Legislature, their top staffer had a county-issued cell phone. That issue is at the center of…
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A local lawmaker is proposing an alternative to Governor Andrew Cuomo's plan to give prison inmates a free college education. Cuomo says his plan would…
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This year's local elections will feature at least a pair of hotly contested races. County Legislator Lynn Marinelli is leaving her seat after a nearly a…
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Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant has announced her candidacy for a New York Senate seat. The post that she seeks is the 63rd District seat occupied…