Weeks from mayoral election, Council still looking at city manager model

A city manager form of governance would not eliminate the mayor. Instead, the mayor would become part of the Council as an ...

How Buffalo's lottery proposal for $500 monthly checks compares to other cities

The "guaranteed income" program Mayor Byron W. Brown has proposed for Buffalo shares the traits of other such initiatives ...

Erie County legislators expect ugly fight before vote on how to spend stimulus money

The Democratic majority of the Erie County Legislature stands poised to approve County Executive Mark Poloncarz's $123.7 ...
Opinion

Walton wants more money for Buffalo schools; Brown says he already increased funding

The scope of Buffalo's support of the school district figures to be a campaign issue leading up to the November general election.