In today's WBFO Brief, Erie County and Pegula Sports & Entertainment announce vaccination requirements for people planning to attend Bills and Sabres games, and other events at Highmark Stadium and KeyBank Center; a federal judge temporarily blocks a vaccine mandate for medical workers in New York State; Governor Hochul proposes allowing National Guard members access to the same benefits as veterans; Congressman Higgins proposes making the Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan permanent.
Also, People Inc. and Evergreen cut the ribbon on a new facility; a Siena College poll measures New Yorkers' attitudes toward mask mandates; State Comptroller DiNapoli releases his report on broadband access across the state; and we hear from North Country Public Radio on how employers are navigating state and federal COVID-related rules and requirements.