Apr 11
2013
An analysis by The New York Times notes the rising tide of discontent with the governor as reflected in falling poll numbers and strained alliances. “He has had little success addressing the state’s long-term challenges,” the analysis concludes.
Apr 9
2013
UCLA research found a possible link in California between high exposure to vehicle emission pollution and three rare types of childhood cancers.
Apr 9
2013
Frank Rich in New York magazine: “The decline and fall of old media was inevitable and unavoidable. The old media were not always what they were cracked up to be. And the end of civilization as we know it is not in the cards.”
Mar 26
2013
Eighty-one percent of the nation’s increased wealth from 2009 to 2011 went to the wealthiest 1 percent. And that’s just one example of our widening wealth gap. An analysis by Pulitzer Prize winner David Cay Johnston.
Mar 26
2013
Trending Buffalo discusses the Republican’s mayoral campaign in the wake of Investigative Post’s noteworthy interview with the candidate that aired over the weekend.
Mar 22
2013
The Buffalo Pundit explains the “ small-minded, petty, outrageous, and stupid” politics that Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster is contending with these days.
Mar 22
2013
Gov. Cuomo’s administration gets a luxury suite at Buffalo Bills games in the deal to renovate Ralph Wilson Stadium for $130 million—three-quarters of which is state and Erie County funding. Empire State Development Corporation, a state economic development authority, will control the suite “to show off Buffalo.” A report in The New York Times.
Mar 20
2013
Kevin Connor and his crew at the Buffalo-based Public Accountability Initiative have released another report documenting a pro-fracking study whose authors have financial ties to the natural gas industry. The culprit this time is Ernest Moniz, who President Obama has nominated as secretary of energy.