Dec 14
2012
Taxpayers have forked over more than $16 billion over the past 20 years to build stadiums and arenas for pro sports teams. Patrick Hrudy of Sports On Earth makes a case for why politicians need to ‘just say no.’
Dec 14
2012
ProPublica reports that Crossroads GPS claimed in an application filed two years ago with the IRS that its spending on campaigns would be “limited.” Rove and Co. then went out and spent $70M to influence elections.
Dec 4
2012
WBFO reports on a new poll that shows 69 percent of New York voters believe the recent severe storms, including Sandy, are related to climate change.
Dec 3
2012
While more and more Americans have traded their landlines for a cell phone, telecommunication companies have persuaded regulators to not impose rules about what they are required to do in emergencies. A report by ProPublica.
Dec 2
2012
An eye-opening New York Times analysis shows the combined federal, state and local tax burden on Americans has dropped since the 1980s. The wealthy have enjoyed the biggest tax cut.
Nov 30
2012
A report from BizJournals states that almost 71 percent of the homes in Buffalo were built in 1969 or earlier. About 1.9 percent were built in 2005 or more recent.
Nov 29
2012
The federal government is pressing to open America skies to drones, despite concerns about safety and civil liberties. A report by the Center for Responsive Politics and Hearst Newspapers.
Nov 19
2012
Michael Calleri, former movie critic for the Niagara Falls Reporter, writes about what a change in ownership has meant to his old paper.