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published on Jul. 18, 2017 9am

When Close-to-home Governments Fail… “The government closest to the people serves the people best.”  So goes a popular myth.

published on Aug. 4, 2016 6am

When the history of Donald Trump’s political rise and fall is written, the Erie County Republican Committee will feature prominently. Few political organizations have done more to enable him than it, and its official party organ, WBEN. 

published on Jul. 27, 2015 6am

Note: The Attorney for the Brown Campaign spoke with me after this piece was published, and that update can be found here. 

published on Feb. 1, 2018 8am

In recent years, developer Nick Sinatra has emerged as a driving force behind Buffalo’s real estate boom (or bubble?). Where does the money come from?

published on Nov. 15, 2016 9pm

Local GOP leaders got behind Trump from day one. Will Trump return the love?

published on Dec. 5, 2017 4pm

Next up in 2018—federal and state elections, with a couple Erie County campaigns thrown in too.

published on Mar. 15, 2017 12am

We are quickly learning how badly we blew it in 2016. Let’s not screw up the next election, too.

published on Jun. 1, 2015 11am

There is a lot of nailbiting among the region’s political class this week, and a great deal of gossip…

published on Nov. 20, 2018 6am

On Saturday afternoon, Erie County’s elected Comptroller tweeted the following: 

published on Jun. 3, 2015 4am

Schneiderman on Sedita: “I don’t know where Frank is today”: On Tuesday afternoon, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman came to Buffalo to drum up support for the ethics reform legislation he has proposed, which would prohibi

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