Jun 13
2012
Reports showing racial progress are skewed by factoring out the nation’s huge prison population. When you include black inmates, many indicators show there’s been little to no progress the past 20 years, the Globe & Mail reports.
Jun 13
2012
Critique of flawed U.B. sponsored hydrofracking study makes the New York Times, along with a caution that universities need to protect their reputations when sanctioning studies.
Jun 13
2012
Jun 12
2012
Jun 12
2012
A proposed bill by Common Council Majority Leader Demone Smith would prohibit employers from requiring job seekers to disclose any criminal convictions on their application. Buffalo would stand alone among cities, towns or villages statewide in limiting the ability of private employers to make the inquiry. Employers would, however, be able to obtain the information as the application process moves forward.
Jun 10
2012
Jim Heaney and The Rev. Darius Pridgen talk street violence, dysfunctional families, City Hall politics and mayoral aspirations.
Jun 10
2012
Buffalo’s investigative reporting center is accepting applications for a senior investigative reporter and editor, an environmental reporter and a fund-raising and community outreach coordinator.
Jun 10
2012
Investigative Post Editor Jim Heaney interviewed The Rev. Darius Pridgen, Ellicott District Council Member, on the problems of the inner-city and city government. Pridgen in the interview, which aired on WGRZ’s Daybreak Sunday, said: While statistics indicate crime is down, his experience tells him violence remains prevalent, much of it perpetrated by gangs and looser alliances of teens and young adults. The social fabric of much of the East Side is in tatters, due in part to irresponsible parents. He advocates a “Parent’s Court” to hold adults accountable. Despite speculation to the contrary, the Council’s appointment of Chris Scanlon to[...]