Jim Heaney is editor and executive director of Investigative Post. He was an investigative reporter with The Buffalo News from 1986 to 2011 and a reporter and editor with The Orlando Sentinel from 1980-86. His coverage over the years has focused on economic development, local and state government, politics, education, housing and transportation, and he was an early practitioner of computer-assisted reporting. Heaney has won more than 20 journalism awards and was a finalist for the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting.
Aug 3
2012
City Hall is buzzing over the firing of chief city auditor Darryl McPherson. Comptroller Mark Schroeder confirmed that he dismissed McPherson shortly after fielding an complaint abut his use of a cell phone camera to take inappropriate photos of a staff member without her knowledge. McPherson contends his departure was based on professional differences.
Aug 3
2012
By Jim Heaney / Investigative Post City Hall’s top fiscal watchdog was fired by Comptroller Mark Schroeder Thursday under sordid circumstances. Darryl McPherson said his departure was based on professional disagreements with his boss. But Schroeder said he fired his chief auditor shortly after he received a complaint about incidents involving inappropriate conduct by McPherson. While Schroeder was initially reluctant to discuss details, he did confirm information obtained independently by Investigative Post that the allegations involved McPherson using his cellphone to take inappropriate photos of a female staff member without her knowledge in the workplace on several occasions. “I asked[...]
Aug 2
2012
By Jim Heaney / Investigative Post Comptroller Mark Schroeder fired the city’s chief auditor this afternoon for undisclosed reasons and ordered him to leave City Hall immediately. Schroeder said he fired Darryl McPherson over an incident, rather than his work performance, but declined to go into details. McPherson, who served as chief auditor since 2007, has a history of drunk driving arrests, but Schroeder said the incident was not alcohol related. “This is a work-related issue,” Schroeder told Investigative Post, which broke the story along with WGRZ, 2 On Your Side. “There was an incident that took place. It wasn’t[...]
Jul 30
2012
WGRZ looks at our state’s relatively restrictive gun regulations and where the dealers are. Working with data developed by Investigative Post, 2 On Your Side found more than 90 gun dealers in Erie County, tops in the state
Jul 26
2012
Facts & figures on traversing the bridges linking Canada and the United States in the Buffalo Niagara region.
Jul 25
2012
iPost editor discusses his story on unpaid Housing Court fines with Shredd & Ragan.
Jul 20
2012
A look at the numbers behind Investigative Post’s explosive expose this week on the unwillingness of delinquent property owners to pay $22 million in Housing Court fines since 2006 and the failure of City Hall to collect those debts.
Jul 20
2012
Eileen Buckley interviews Jim Heaney on City Hall’s failure to collect $22 million in unpaid fines.