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We are down to the wire for this year’s primary elections on June 23rd. There has been a ton of action with TV ads, mailers, and lit drops to get the voters’ attention.
Here are the numbers for the key races, all on the Democratic side, for the period from May 12 through June 8:
State Comptroller
Tom DiNapoi (incumbent) ...
Summer seems to finally be here, so it’s time for a primary election. Tuesday, June 23rd is the date. The key primaries in Western New York are all on the Democratic side, for state comptroller; state senator in the 61st district; member of the state Assembly in the 149th district; and in the 23rd Congressional District, currently represented by Republican Nick Langworthy.
There are certain things you come to expect if you pay any attention to politics in New York State. The State Business Council first and foremost supports government action that helps businesses while limiting government taxes and spending to the lowest level possible. The Working Families Party supports government programs and actions that aid people struggling to get by. Th...
Candidates who are in contested primaries were required to file 32-day pre-primary financial reports with the state Board of Elections on May 22nd, indicating financial activities from January 11, 2026. Some candidate committees have received additional funds after the May 18th cutoff date for reporting, and those contributions are included in the fundraising totals in this p...
Lots of government finance issues are coming to a head at just about the same time. How they are managed will go a long way toward determining the City of Buffalo’s future.
The Buffalo Common Council is scheduled to vote on the city’s 2026-2027 budget next Tuesday, May 26th. It has been a very hard process for all concerned, made that way by two decades of fiscal mi...