Nearly $4M spent on 7,800 commercials
Kathy Hochul and Chris Collins will spend more than $4 million on television advertising this campaign season to win a job that pays $174,000 a year. But it’s not really about the pay, it’s about...
View ArticleQ&A: Buffalo Comptroller Mark Schroeder
Mark Schroeder serves as Buffalo’s fiscal watchdog in his job as city comptroller. He made news recently by raising concerns about City Hall’s budgeting practices, which have involved the use of...
View ArticleCuomo sidetracked by political ambitions?
Fred Dicker of The New York Post portrays the governor as obsessed with his poll numbers and election prospects. “He’s running around like a banshee, blaming his staff and everybody else for the...
View ArticlePeace Bridge duty free operators big political donors
The Florida-based owners of the duty free store on the Buffalo side of the Peace Bridge are big-time operators with more than 100 stores here and abroad. They’re also big-time donors to politicians in...
View ArticleGOP job offer to Rodriguez a possible felony
Sergio Rodriguez told me in an interview that airs Saturday morning on WGRZ’s Daybreak that unnamed higher ups in local Republican Party circles “strongly encouraged” him to drop his candidacy for...
View ArticleQ&A: Mayoral candidate Sergio Rodriguez
Sergio Rodriguez isn’t daunted by the odds of running for mayor as a Republican in a city where Democrats hold a seven-to-one enrollment edge. Rodriguez, 32, is a native of the Dominican Republic. His...
View ArticleFollowing up on Sergio Rodriguez
Trending Buffalo discusses the Republican’s mayoral campaign in the wake of Investigative Post’s noteworthy interview with the candidate that aired over the weekend. The post Following up on Sergio...
View ArticleAn “F” grade for school board campaign transparency
Mary Pasciak of The Buffalo News reports that Buffalo School Board candidates and their donors have ignored disclosure laws on campaign contributions. The post An “F” grade for school board campaign...
View ArticleElection law cops shrug shoulders at apparent violation
The crime – or at least the appearance of one – is out there in plain sight. The intended victim is prepared to testify. But the investigators are nowhere to be found; not even curious, they say....
View ArticleQ&A: Mayoral candidate Bernie Tolbert
Bernie Tolbert is challenging Byron Brown in the Sept. 10 Democratic primary for mayor. Tolbert, 65, is a Buffalo native with an extensive background in law enforcement. He worked as an agent and...
View ArticleBrown challenger off to decent fundraising start
It’s been a foregone conclusion that Mayor Byron Brown would continue to raise oodles of money in pursuit of a third term as mayor. The question has been whether his challengers would be able to raise...
View ArticleFact checking the Buffalo mayoral debate
Jim Heaney examined the words and numbers expressed by Byron Brown, Bernie Tolbert and Sergio Rodriguez regarding the local economy during Wednesday’s mayoral debate. The bottom line: Tolbert and...
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Buffalo’s disappearing Democrats
Four years ago, Mickey Kearns lost the Democratic primary for mayor in a landslide. He garnered 14,866 votes. Earlier this month, Byron Brown won the Democratic primary for mayor in a landslide. He...
View ArticleHeaney talks politics on WBFO
It’s not too early to talk about a post-Brown Buffalo, given speculation that Gov. Cuomo may be looking for a new running mate next year. Investigative Post Editor Jim Heaney discusses the...
View ArticlePoloncarz plays down problems at CPS
For workers at Erie County Child Protective Services, high caseloads and missed deadlines have become the norm. But Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz is adamant that the department no longer has...
View ArticleEvent explores how to make democracy work
Improving the quality of local politics and increasing civic engagement were the topics of debate on Feb. 10 as Investigative Post hosted a panel discussion as part of its “At Issue” event series. The...
View ArticleAssessing Buffalo’s mayoral primary
A win is a win, and Byron Brown certainly did that Tuesday, capturing a little more than half the vote in a three-way Democratic primary for mayor. The victory sets Brown up for a fourth term,...
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