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.
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.