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More details have emerged regarding the rescinded offer for Buffalo State University's new president. Gov. Kathy Hochul has conceded that the state's new budget will be late. Theater Talk with Peter Hall and Anthony Chase.
Gov. Kathy Hochul made it official that the new state budget will not be passed before the illegally mandated deadline of April 1. Curator Tiffany Gaines spoke with Jay Moran about the AKG exhibit "Before and After Again".
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the state's plans for the Solar Eclipse.
Jay Moran speaks to Jillian Hanesworth about her exhibit at Buffalo's AKG.
The City of Buffalo is falling widely short in cannabis tax revenue. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill that would allow pharmacies in New York to dispense birth control medications to anyone who wants one.
Mayors from around New York State will be in Buffalo as they rally support for their calls for more funding from Albany. A local group says a city-wide ban on menthol cigarettes will save Black lives.
Preparations are now in high gear for Niagara Falls, Ontario for the full Solar Eclipse.
Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to stiffen penalties towards retail theft. Theater Talk with Peter Hall and Anthony Chase.
Some state lawmakers want to take health insurance companies out of the business of providing home healthcare.
The gender pay gap in WNY is smaller than the national average. A bike club touts E-Bikes and cycling advocacy for the East Side community.
One of Buffalo's iconic art-deco-style buildings is again up for sale. Aitina Fareed-Cooke is Buffalo's new poet laureate. Lindsey Lauren Visser is Buffalo's newly-appointed historian.
An AKG exhibit remembering May 14, opens today. Theater Talk with Peter Hall and Anthony Chase.
The Great Lakes Commission is calling for the federal government to invest over $1 billion. New York Assembly and Senate are expected to release their own budget plans next week.
Buffalo's Common Council is getting behind the plan to demolish and replace the Perry homes. Hostel Buffalo Niagara is being told to shutdown by March 25, just before visitors flock to the city for the Solar Eclipse.
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced progress that she's said she's made on combatting crime and car theft. It's Super Tuesday, and WBFO will be carrying coverage.
Flags are at half-staff today to mark the one-year mark of the death of Buffalo firefighter Jason Arno. Theater Talk with Peter Hall and Anthony Chase.
Buffalo-based business Lactalis is among a group of food producers working to reduce methane emissions from dairy production. Jay Moran talks with Dallas Taylor and Journey Gunderson to pair comedy and Black History Month.
Gov. Kathy Hochul is defending the decision by Democrats in the state legislature to alter congressional district maps. The cost of the FIFA World Cup is continuing to climb and much of that will fall on Toronto taxpayers.
Democrats in the New York Legislature on Monday rejected new congressional district maps drawn by a bipartisan redistricting commission and are opting to draw their own maps.
Steps are being taken to allow for the sale of the former home of Medaille University. Lawmakers have left themselves a short window to approve new congressional district lines for the 2024 elections. Theater Talk with Peter Hall and Anthony Chase.
Jay Moran visits CEPA Gallery. The NYSDOT is asking a state supreme Court judge to dismiss a lawsuit regarding the department's handling of its Humboldt Parkway Restoration project.
Emyle Watkins presents this week's Disabilities Beat report.
A poll finds that New York State voters have little allegiance to Governor Kathy Hochul. The transformation of the neighborhoods on Buffalo's East Side will be the focus of a symposium at the University of Buffalo.
