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February 7, 2025
The North Tonawanda Police chief’s decision in 2022 to not investigate a complaint about a Facebook post aimed at a city engineer is strikingly different from how he handled a similar complaint by the mayor.
Western NY Observer
February 6, 2025
Legislator Taisha St. Jean Tard has filed a resolution calling for an investigation and dissolution of the Corrections Stability Advisory Board.
Western NY Observer
February 6, 2025
Hochul administration discusses gender-based crime proposals, $5 million in flexible funding for service providers, $100 million per year for the next three years to the office, ensuring its efficacy amid concerns federal funding may be inconsistent.
Western NY Observer
February 5, 2025
As Gov. Kathy Hochul tries to expand New York’s ability to involuntarily commit the mentally ill, some lawmakers are saying not-so-fast.
Western NY Observer
February 5, 2025
Cattaraugus-Wyoming Project Head Start abruptly shut down operations and temporarily laid off its 84 employees, suddenly leaving without child care nearly 200 children from low-income families.
Western NY Observer
February 4, 2025
The Lackawanna City Council voted 3 to 2 on Monday night to ban all short-term rentals, including Airbnbs and VRBOs.
Western NY Observer
February 4, 2025
Invest Buffalo Niagara has fielded inquiries from Canadian companies looking to build operations in Buffalo, partly due to tariff threats.
Western NY Observer
February 3, 2025
New poll shows public support for Hochul budget, but not Hochul
Western NY Observer
February 3, 2025
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday signed a bill to shield the identities of doctors who prescribe abortion medications, days after a physician in the state was charged with prescribing abortion pills to a pregnant minor in Louisiana
Western NY Observer
February 3, 2025
NY attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump’s executive order to “end the chemical and surgical mutilation of children.”“end the chemical and surgical mutilation of children.”
Western NY Observer
February 3, 2025
Outrage over impacts of proposed data center in Genesee County
Western NY Observer
February 1, 2025
New bill would forbid police to stop people for: missing headlight, taillight, brake light, license plate, inspection or registration, or turning without signaling or dark window tint.
Western NY Observer
February 1, 2025
Journey’s End Refugee Services forced to cut 20 jobs
Western NY Observer
February 1, 2025
New York earns worst-ever ranking on U-Haul’s annual migration report
Western NY Observer
February 1, 2025
New York earns worst-ever ranking on U-Haul’s annual migration report
Western NY Observer
February 1, 2025
Buffalo Zoo receives $9 million from Empire State Development to make numerous improvements
Western NY Observer
January 31, 2025
Some farmers across New York are still looking for lawmakers to fix an issue that left them unable to receive a tax credit following the state’s new farmworker overtime law.
Western NY Observer
January 31, 2025
Gov. Kathy Hochul is feeling the heat from environmentalists angry at what they claim is her decision to delay a “Cap-and-Invest” program.
Western NY Observer
January 31, 2025
Moog Inc. has been selected for a contract worth over $100 million by Lockheed Martin, to provide custom actuators for a U.S. Army weapon system.
Western NY Observer
January 30, 2025
After veto, NY lawmakers ready to try again with ‘Good Food’ bill that would amend New York’s procurement rules, allowing local governments to award food distributor contracts that encourage values like buying local, environmental sustainability and racial equity, even if the distributor hasn’t made the lowest responsible bid.
Western NY Observer
January 30, 2025
Today, we announced a $142 million investment to support them and to upgrade the emergency room at St. Barnabas.
Western NY Observer
January 29, 2025
The state’s investment in child care assistance has quadrupled during Gov. Hochul’s tenure. Four years ago, funding for the entire child care assistance program was $800 million. It’s now $1.8 trillion.
Western NY Observer
January 29, 2025
Jewish Community Center to receive $3 million in new funding for new child care center in Buffalo
Western NY Observer
January 29, 2025
Buffalo Maritime Center to receive grant for Seneca Chief Canal Boat exhibits. Grants range from $500 to $24,000 and will leverage an estimated $979,087 in additional support.
Western NY Observer
January 29, 2025
Kathy Hochul on the Lunar New Year – we made it a school holiday – & this year marks the first time students will have it off!
Western NY Observer
January 29, 2025
Downtown location top choice for 10K-seat soccer stadium. The estimated startup cost of building the stadium is at least $40 million. Buffalo Pro Soccer is seeking $20 million from the state.
Western NY Observer
January 29, 2025
Kathy Hochul is proud to announce $100 million for Pro-Housing Communities program.
Western NY Observer
January 26, 2025
Gov. Kathy Hochul finds herself in a curious position as the top Democrat in New York who must work with the Trump administration on behalf of New Yorkers, but also hold a hard line on issues like birthright citizenship and congestion pricing.
Western NY Observer
January 26, 2025
New York bill would make ‘masked harassment’ a crime
Western NY Observer
January 26, 2025
Land dispute slows Niagara Falls’ effort to attract junior hockey league team
Western NY Observer
January 26, 2025
Doctors who prescribe abortion pills could request to have their identities kept off the medication bottles under a bill that has passed both houses of the State Legislature.
Western NY Observer
January 26, 2025
The Casino Gaming Compact between the Seneca Nation of Indians and New York state has now been expired for more than a year. But the two sides have been extending its terms quarterly as they negotiate toward a new deal.
Western NY Observer
January 26, 2025
Public comment open, hearing set for Erie County community development programs
Western NY Observer
January 26, 2025
Term limit opposition brings Poloncarz and Republicans together
Western NY Observer
January 26, 2025
A Capitol rioter from Amherst thanked Trump for his prison release, but Jan. 6 pardons have come with pushback from judges dismissing charges for other defendants.
Western NY Observer
January 23, 2025
A Southern Tier Republican lawmaker questions major budget elements, especially the increase in spending now $252 billion compared to last year’s eventually-passed budget of $237 billion.
Western NY Observer
January 23, 2025
Part of the Kathy Hochul’s budget includes a proposal to allow people ages 25 to 55 to get free tuition for certain programs at community colleges.
Western NY Observer
January 23, 2025
Buffalo Police and New York State have located two missing girls 12 and 7 after they were reported missing on Monday night.
Western NY Observer
January 23, 2025
What Buffalo mayoral candidates think about the Kensington Expressway project
Western NY Observer
January 23, 2025
Hochul’s Foundation Aid proposal gets mixed reaction from education leaders
Western NY Observer
January 23, 2025
Mayor Austin Tylec apologizes for sending cops to question resident at work regarding parody page that has disappeared from. Facebook
Western NY Observer
January 23, 2025
Gov. Hochul reveals details of plan to ban smartphones in New York schools as part of her FY 2026 Executive Budget proposing $13.5 million in funding for assistance purchasing storage
Western NY Observer
January 10, 2025
Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday up to $2 million in funding to expand mental health efforts among military veterans and uniformed personnel.
Western NY Observer
January 10, 2025
The Town of Hamburg is set to receive $1,172,559.72 in FEMA grants for repairs to the town park caused by the Dec. 2022 winter storm, Congressman Nick Langworthy announced Thursday.
Western NY Observer
January 10, 2025
Olean secures $25M grant to transform historic West State Street
Western NY Observer
January 10, 2025
New York Hotels will no longer be able to provide small bottles of shampoo or lotion beginning in 2025
Western NY Observer
January 10, 2025
Governor Kathy Hochul wants to make sure more than 2.7 million students across the state get free breakfast and lunch at school
Western NY Observer
January 7, 2025
UB receives $500,000 grant to study effects of immigration on local democracy
Western NY Observer
January 5, 2025
Federal agent carries a firearm on the job but is blocked from buying any guns
Western NY Observer
January 4, 2025
GOP senators question Hochul rebate check plan, want money used to pay down debt
Western NY Observer
January 4, 2025
New York reparations commission requests more time, money in next budget. Funding for the commission will depend on how much of the group’s $5 million has already been spent.
Western NY Observer
January 4, 2025
Hochul highlights statewide counterterrorism preparedness in 2024
Western NY Observer
January 3, 2025
Impaired drivers now permanently lose license after four incidents in New York
Western NY Observer
January 3, 2025
Governor proposing change to involuntary commitment for those with severe mental illness
Western NY Observer
January 2, 2025
New York recreational cannabis sales have surpassed $1 billion, annual report says
Western NY Observer
January 1, 2025
Hochul: Nearly $6.5 billion in food assistance provided to New Yorkers in 2024
Western NY Observer
January 1, 2025
Landowners express concern over new DEC freshwater wetland regulations
Western NY Observer
December 31, 2024
New year, new laws: What’s changing in New York State in 2025
Western NY Observer
December 31, 2024
4 local organizations to get promised ARPA funds after bookkeeping error
Western NY Observer
December 31, 2024
Arts and cultural organizations in Buffalo will get $2 million from the city through American Rescue Plan funds. The city will use $17 million left over to cover gaps in its budget.
Western NY Observer
December 30, 2024
Congressman Kennedy proposes SNOW Act for federal help in snowstorms
Western NY Observer
December 26, 2024
In a letter to the governor, advocates from Buffalo to the Bronx urged her to allow “every FDA-approved opioid reversal agent” to be available under a standing prescription order that since 2016 allows only naloxone to be obtained without a prescription.
Western NY Observer
December 26, 2024
Assemblyman Patrick Burke asks Biden to pardon Lackawanna man
Western NY Observer
December 26, 2024
Kathy Hochul signs new law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change-fueled damages
Western NY Observer
December 26, 2024
A regional economic development council announced $36.1 million in grants for Western New York to fund a number of environmental projects.
Western NY Observer
December 23, 2024
Hochul signs bill into law to create category for Middle Eastern, North African individuals in state data
Western NY Observer
December 23, 2024
Acting mayor: Buffalo Water misused $11 million in pandemic relief funds. Outgoing Buffalo Water Board Chair O.J. McFoy disputed that claim.
Western NY Observer
December 23, 2024
Governor Hochul signs Child-Sensitive Arrest Bill into law aiming to prevent trauma for children of arrested parents and guardians
Western NY Observer
December 23, 2024
New York State allocates $20 million to expand anti-violence initiative
Western NY Observer
December 23, 2024
Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed the latest version of a bill to expand the state’s wrongful death statute, the third time she has rejected the piece of legislation.
Western NY Observer
December 19, 2024
The Western New York region received over $4.6 million to help deliver high-speed internet to lower income households. It will connect 39 properties in the Buffalo metro area, serving 349 buildings and 5,033 units and approximately 14 miles of fiber.
Western NY Observer
December 18, 2024
Gov. Kathy Hochul called for an end to the Electoral College while presiding over New York casting its 28 electoral votes for president and vice president in Albany on Tuesday.
Western NY Observer
December 18, 2024
Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, $20 million is coming to the city of Buffalo for winter weather emergency preparedness as well as workforce training.
Western NY Observer
December 18, 2024
Shea’s raises curtains on plans for $15M expansion, as part of larger potential $30M investment.
Western NY Observer
December 18, 2024
$3,300 for a Las Vegas hotel. $2,400 for a Saratoga Springs steakhouse. And that’s just the beginning.
Western NY Observer
December 18, 2024
The Dunkirk City Council recently voted to approve a budget containing an 84% tax hike in a special session.The approved tax hike is 24% lower than the 108% increase that was included in the original financial proposal.
Western NY Observer
December 17, 2024
New communication tool to help law enforcement in Erie County respond to crisis calls
Western NY Observer
December 14, 2024
New York state launches ‘Be Well’ campaign aimed at mental health awareness
Western NY Observer
December 12, 2024
New: A state Supreme Court in Albany County has issued an injunction ordering @nys_cannabis to not issue any more CAURD or provisional retail licenses to applicants.
Western NY Observer
December 11, 2024
Officials push for more lifeguards in Buffalo region
Western NY Observer
December 11, 2024
Home builders in Western New York say the housing shortage can be partly blamed on building moratoriums. They say New York State needs to ease up on regulations.
Western NY Observer
December 11, 2024
*UPDATE* New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said her proposed “inflation refund” checks of up to $500 to taxpayers won’t impact the state’s finances in terms of emergency funds.
Western NY Observer
December 11, 2024
Hochul teased new and detailed policies around immigration and enforcement, saying the public, law enforcement and Washington need to know where she stands.
Western NY Observer
December 11, 2024
Ice cream manufacturer WellsEnterprises gets low-cost powerboost for expansion
Western NY Observer
December 11, 2024
“The Freedom of Information Law [FOIL] system in NY is broken,” said Paul Wolf, president of the New York Coalition for Open Government.
Western NY Observer
December 11, 2024
Buffalo lawmakers approve $110 million in capital spending, despite comptroller’s warning
Western NY Observer
December 10, 2024
The Isaías González-Soto Branch Library on Buffalo’s West Side reopened Monday morning after undergoing a seven-month long $2.5 million renovation project.
Western NY Observer
December 10, 2024
A onetime aide to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo has voluntarily dismissed a federal lawsuit she had filed against him and several of his aides two years ago alleging he sexually harassed her and then smeared her reputation.
Western NY Observer
December 10, 2024
Governor Kathy Hochul signed a new law on Monday that she says will support workers facing post-traumatic stress.
Western NY Observer
December 10, 2024
Lawmakers concerned by low Erie Basin Marina rent payments
Western NY Observer
December 10, 2024
Buffalo’s Downtown Bazaar to close in coming weeks
Western NY Observer
December 9, 2024
$300-$500 refund payments for New Yorkers? Governor Kathy Hochul announces new proposal for 2025 sending $3 billion to 8.6 million New Yorkers
Western NY Observer
December 9, 2024
Sen. Schumer will be bringing to the floor this week his HEARTS Act Bill to ensure students and staff are prepared to respond to respond to a cardiac emergency.
Western NY Observer
December 7, 2024
City of Jamestown police have been awarded a $16,754 grant for improving officer safety and managing public events, Congressman Nick Langworthy announced.
Western NY Observer
December 7, 2024
Governor Kathy Hochul’s Traffic Safety Committee shared the Turkey Day ticket data, New York State issued over 50,000 tickets
Western NY Observer
December 7, 2024
Olean roundabout causing troubles for truck drivers
Western NY Observer
December 6, 2024
Other projects in line before Buffalo VA hospital replacement, top VA official says
Western NY Observer
December 6, 2024
Buffalo’s financial problems have just gotten worse.
Western NY Observer
December 6, 2024
Erie County battery recycling program gets nearly $2.4 million in federal funds
Western NY Observer
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