Alex Simone
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Genesee County's STAMP Project is facing new scrutiny about its long-term economic viability. Local opposition is championing a just-released third-party study as proof against STAMP's potential value.
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With Tax Day around the corner, local carpenters are highlighting construction tax fraud, which is estimated to cost workers and taxpayers billions of dollars.
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The clock has started toward State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes’ retirement from the State Assembly. But one local political activist says her timing has impeded the electoral process.
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Crystal Peoples-Stokes has announced her retirement from the State Assembly after almost a decade as majority leader. She points to environmental efforts among her biggest accomplishments.
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Iranian officials promise retaliation if President Donald Trump follows through on threats of extreme military action if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened. One Buffalo-based Iranian is concerned escalating attacks will only strengthen the regime's standing.
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As many resources for asylum seekers, refugees and immigrants receive cuts to federal funding, Buffalo's Vive Shelter is capitalizing on state funding to fill a need for many of its youngest residents.
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It’s just a few days until the 20th annual Dyngus Day parade. Expectations for this year’s event are riding high, and there's hope that it will continue growing in the future.
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Fluidity has been a theme across Welland, Ontario, native Shawnee Kish’s music career, but her new single releasing in early April, and first full-length album released last year, represent a move back where she started in country music.
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Health care providers, unions and colleges are trying to address the most critical challenges facing the industry in Western New York. An inaugural event held Tuesday included more than 70 people from different groups sharing resources.
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Local groups are calling for an Erie County Legislature hearing into Nurul Amin Shah Alam’s death, who was found dead in Buffalo days after being released from federal custody. But before he was in federal custody, he was held in Erie County custody.