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WBFO Brief May 9, 2023

On today's WBFO Brief:

  • Gov. Kathy Hochul gives details on how the new state budget addresses mental health.
  • A number of issues are still on the table with one month to go in the 2023 New York State Legislative session.
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  • The City of Buffalo is falling widely short in cannabis tax revenue. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill that would allow pharmacies in New York to dispense birth control medications to anyone who wants one.
  • Mayors from around New York State will be in Buffalo as they rally support for their calls for more funding from Albany. A local group says a city-wide ban on menthol cigarettes will save Black lives.
  • Preparations are now in high gear for Niagara Falls, Ontario for the full Solar Eclipse.
  • 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.
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  • An AKG exhibit remembering May 14, opens today. Theater Talk with Peter Hall and Anthony Chase.
  • The Great Lakes Commission is calling for the federal government to invest over $1 billion. New York Assembly and Senate are expected to release their own budget plans next week.