Eve Shippens

Progressives likely won’t be able to make any sweeping changes on the committee, but some progressive candidates were hopeful that they could expand their numbers in the long term.

There are nine contested races for Erie County Democratic Committee across the City of Buffalo during this month’s primary elections, many of them with progressive candidates.

Public education supporters are back on their campaign to force Albany to provide the money called for in a court victory a decade ago. On Wednesday, some…