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Jan 16

2014

Big business donors oppose campaign reform

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Unshackle Upstate is a pro-business, anti-tax group funded by corporate interests, including the Buffalo Niagara Partnership. It opposes public financing of political campaigns despite the corrupt culture the present system has fostered. LittleSis crunched the numbers and found out Unshackle has donated nearly $2 million to state pols, including more than $160,000 to Gov. Cuomo.

Posted 10 years ago

Jan 16

2014

Investigative Post among grant recipients

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A large grant obtained by a coalition of progressive organizations in Buffalo includes funding for Investigative Post. The Open Society Foundation, funded by billionaire George Soros, has selected Buffalo, San Diego and Puerto Rico for two-year grants of $1.9 million each. Organizations in the three regions will be candidates for additional funding of up to $1 million a year for the following three to eight years. “Our commitment to them is long-term,” wrote Kenneth Zimmerman, a senior official with the foundation, in explaining the initiative. Here is how Zimmerman explained the plans for here: In Buffalo, a city suffering the[...]

Posted 10 years ago

Jan 16

2014

Distrust in the air at Peace Bridge

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State environmental officials have been mum for two months about their plans for a second round of air monitoring at the Peace Bridge after they misrepresented the flawed first round of testing. In the face of that silence, community activists and a key lawmaker who represents the neighborhood near the Peace Bridge agree that the Department of Environmental Conservation needs to take a different approach. “There’s a lot of distrust here,” said Assemblyman Sean Ryan. “We need to bridge the distrust. I think we bridge it by having more honest and open communication and less gamesmanship.” The DEC should let[...]

Posted 10 years ago

Jan 15

2014

Another call for probe of Peace Bridge project

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Tuesday’s Buffalo Common Council meeting could be an interesting one when it comes to Peace Bridge matters. That’s when Council is scheduled to vote on North District Common Council Member Joe Golombek’s resolution that calls for a federal investigation of the environmental review process undertaken by the state Department of Transportation for its proposed project at the Peace Bridge. The $28.5 million project would reconfigure roads and ramps leading to and from the Peace Bridge plaza. Perhaps more noteworthy is the review concluded the project would not improve air quality, countering claims made months earlier by proponents of the work. The[...]

Posted 10 years ago

Jan 14

2014

Investigative Post going mobile

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Attention smartphone users: Investigative Post is now available in a mobile friendly format. The upgrade is the first of several steps we’re taking to improve our digital presentation. Our digital agency at Bicycle Creative has reformatted the site to fit a smartphone screen and ease navigation. It makes for much easier viewing of stories, photos and the cartoons of Tom Toles. Next up for our mobile site: the introduction of video co-produced with our partners at WGRZ. In the coming weeks we will be adding the ability to view videos on mobile devices. iPhone users, who account for three-quarters of[...]

Posted 10 years ago
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