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WEBBuffalo & WNY Investigative Reporting Center. Jail deaths substantially higher than reported. There's been about 20 more deaths involving inmates at Erie County's two jails since 2005 than officials and press accounts have accounted for.
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WEBJudge Patrick Carney — Buffalo’s longest tenured Housing Court judge — will not seek reelection and plans to retire at the end of the year, Investigative Post has learned. Carney, 68, has served as a City Court Judge since 1994. He was last reelected to his third 10-year term in City Court in 2014, and has presided over Housing Court for ...
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WEBJun 28, 2014 · Buffalo & WNY Investigative Reporting Center. IDAs look to dish out housing tax breaks Published by J. Dale Shoemaker. This story was produced by Investigative Post and New York Focus and based on interviews with 30 lawmakers, officials, advocates, lawyers and developers, as well as a review of data and historical records.
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WEBAs we do every year, we’re asking our readers to vote for their favorite Investigative Post story of 2021. Twelve stories are up for consideration: Analysis of 911 calls finds requests for service in Buffalo have declined, save for a surge in traffic stops, primarily in minority neighborhoods. Link.
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WEBSep 12, 2024 · Scanlon put himself in position to win the Council presidency and make a run for the mayor’s office by delivering a sea of South Buffalo write-in votes for Brown in the 2021 general election. His payback for winning Brown a fifth term is he’ll be acting mayor — a quasi-incumbent — during next year’s election cycle.
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WEB1 day ago · The board, at a special meeting two weeks ago, offered Brown the OTB president and CEO job.He would replace Henry Wojtaszek, who has led the agency since 2016. Wojtaszek this summer announced plans to accept a $299,000 buyout and step down at the end of the year.. Two state lawmakers have called buyouts offered to Wojtaszek and two other departing officials unlawful and have asked the state ...
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WEBThe City of Buffalo has backed off from a plan to tax music and other entertainment venues for every event for which they charge admission. Investigative Post last week broke the story about the city’s effort to collect an “amusements fee” described in an obscure and unevenly applied section of the city code. Music club owners and ...
Punishment not befitting the crime - Investigative Post
WEBNov 26, 2023 · The wait time for unfit defendants in New York state is 90 days, according to James Plastiras, spokesman for the New York Office of Mental Health, which treats people found incompetent to stand trial. The department, which expects 990 cases this year, is using outpatient programs to cut delays, Plastiras told Investigative Post via email.