Jul
26
DataBank: Cross-border bridge traffic
Facts & figures on traversing the bridges linking Canada and the United States in the Buffalo Niagara region.
Feb
24
Hydrofracking contributions to state pols
Our first installment of Joe Friday involves contributions made to political candidates and parties by companies with a vested interest in New York State opening up the Marcellus Shale to drilling for natural gas through a controversial process called hydraulic fracturing. A Common Cause recently released a study that tracked contributions from 2007 to October [...]
Feb
21
Introducing Joe Friday
For those of you old enough to remember, Joe Friday was the business-like police detective on the Dragnet television series that aired in the 1950s and ‘60s. No matter your age, you’ll recognize the theme song. Detective Sergeant Friday’s signature line was “just the facts, ma’am,” uttered dispassionately as he interviewed witnesses and victims. Our [...]
