By Eileen Buckley
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Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown says the City is safer, stronger and smarter. Brown delivered his third State of the City Address Thursday before more than a thousand people at the Buffalo Convention Center. WBFO'S Eileen Buckley has details of his message as the mayor heads into a re-election year.
Mayor Brown delivered some new announcements:
The Mayor is committing a half-million dollars to create the Mayor's Next Generation of Scientists program to entice youths to pursue a career in science.
The Mayor says in three weeks he plans to release his anti-poverty plan.
Brown is also promising a more transparent Government. Brown says soon the city will begin posting a list of all city employees, their titles and pay.
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