Politics and Other Stuff

There are certain things you come to expect if you pay any attention to politics in New York State. The State Business Council first and foremost supports government action that helps businesses while limiting government taxes and spending to the lowest level possible. The Working Families Party supports government programs and actions that aid people struggling to get by. Th...

Candidates who are in contested primaries were required to file 32-day pre-primary financial reports with the state Board of Elections on May 22nd, indicating financial activities from January 11, 2026. Some candidate committees have received additional funds after the May 18th cutoff date for reporting, and those contributions are included in the fundraising totals in this p...

Lots of government finance issues are coming to a head at just about the same time. How they are managed will go a long way toward determining the City of Buffalo’s future.

The Buffalo Common Council is scheduled to vote on the city’s 2026-2027 budget next Tuesday, May 26th. It has been a very hard process for all concerned, made that way by two decades of fiscal mi...

The United States has some serious economic problems. The impact of increased tariffs is being felt by consumers. Inflation is churning right along. Gasoline is approaching $5 per gallon in most of the country. The leader of the Republican Party, Donald Trump, is watching his credibility on economic issues crater. The only things he brought back from his China trip were some ...

Democrats in Buffalo, Amherst, Grand Island, and the Town and City of Tonawanda will go to the polls on June 23rd to select their candidate for the state Senate in the 61st District. There are six weeks to go, and things are going to be very busy.

More than 80 percent of the registered voters in the district live in the suburban towns and the City of Tonawanda. Twen...