“It is clear the people who drafted this legislation had an agenda and the agenda was not to meet the expectations of the American people. The agenda was to create a facade and appearance of enforcement, an appearance of toughness in some instances. When you get into the meat of the provisions and get into […]

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Reynolds undecided on Independence Party primary
BUFFALO, N.Y. Western New York Congressman Thomas Reynolds is considering whether he will again seek the Independence Party he held in the last election.
Meanwhile, the Erie County Republican’s challenger — businessman Jack Davis, a Democrat — has begun preparing for a potential Independence Party primary against Reynolds.
Reynolds and Davis each […]

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Delfim Heusler, Constitution Party Candidate for State Senate in the 35th District, wants to fight for county taxpayers by ending unfunded mandates that are passed down to our counties.
Heusler believes that we need the State Comptroller to do a financial impact statement and an analysis on how much these mandated programs costs counties, particularly […]

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Kim C. D’Souza and Brian Keeler both Democrats will be challenging each other in the Primary to get the chance to run against Steve Saland, in State Senate, District 41.
So far I haven’t heard of any Republicans wanting to run against Saland.
Brian Keeler blogs at e Pluribus Media.
It looks very green and anti-Bush. HT […]

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Angry Meeting Over Plans To Move Tolls To Newstead
Newstead, NY (WBEN) - An informational meeting turned heated as residents of Newstead blasted a proposal to move the Thruway toll barriers from Williamsville to either Newstead or Millgrove Roads.
The meeting turned ugly when residents learned they would not be allowed to ask questions, and it […]

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Erie County Lawmakers Look To Cap Gas Tax
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) - Erie County legislators are looking to follow the state’s lead and cap the sales tax on gasoline, once it reaches a certain price.
The state has already approved a bill that will cap the tax at 4-percent up to 2-dollars. After 2-dollars, the state […]

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