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Nursing homes now have to have mandated staffing levels- but WBFO’s Tom Dinki says there’s still some questions about enforcement of the new law. And a look at what the disabled community is still hoping for in the late NYS budget.

For 30 years, Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian, Anthony Chase, who joins Peter Hall for a five-minute weekly broadcast at 6:45 and 8:45 Friday mornings on 88.7 WBFO with a podcast available on wbfo.org.

Talk a walk with Morning Edition host Jay Moran to see Unearthing Erie County, with WNY artists digging into archive photos at the CEPA Gallery. Also, hear of support for geothermal homes is in the NYS budget, and a top doctor in Ontario is suggesting a return of mask mandates there.

Lt. Governor Brian Benjamin has been indicted on bribery charges and resigned. Albany correspondent Karen DeWitt outlines the charges, and Capitol Pressroom host David Lombardo follows the money. Also, the local disabled community’s optimism before the state budget, has waned since it’s been adopted. And newly unionized Starbucks stores in the Buffalo area are becoming a popular campaign stop for politicians.

Nursing homes expect more money for Medicaid reimbursements in the new state budget - but they say it’s still not in line with what they lost due to COVID-19. And speaking of “not far enough”, critics are weighing in on state ethics reforms in the new NYS budget too.

Hear the personal story of a disabled blind man struck by a car, after pressing for a crosswalk on his Buffalo street. Also, preserving abortion access in NYS. And an expanded Westside Market

Today, more about Earl, a blind man struck by a car recently in Buffalo. Hear about crosswalks and bump outs and other traffic calming techniques. Also, a subsidy fund to expand abortion capacity, clinic security, and even travel expenses for patients from other states- if Roe V Wade is overthrown.

Today there is only one story. We have community voices of grief, rage and hope in the wake of Saturday’s racist mass shooting in Buffalo.

Chambers of Commerce nationwide- including in Buffalo- call on Congress for more gun control, while NY Gov. Kathy Hochul signs a range of gun laws, including restricting the age of purchase of a semi-automatic rifle. Also, efforts to link tourists to the bike trails that could take them from Niagara Falls to Lackawanna.

In this episode of “Buffalo, What’s Next?,” Dave Debo and Buffalo State College Chair and Professor of Sociology, Ron Stewart, examine how our society breeds this kind of violence and what we can do about . Bridgid Jaipaul-Valenza speaks with Fragrance Harris Stanfield. She courageously shares her first-hand account of the mass shooting at Tops Friendly Markets on May 14. And Jay Moran sits down with former Buffalo mayoral candidate India Walton to discuss what she believes should be next for Buffalo.