The Marinelli-Go-Roundby Geoff Kelly |
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Last week Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he was appointing Lynn Marinelli director of intergovernmental relations for Empire State Development’s Western New York office, a newly created position that will pay the veteran Erie County legislator $70,000 per year.
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Housing Authority Pays Hodgson Russ $1.16 Million Over Two Yearsby Geoff Kelly |
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Here’s a fun fact: Between October 2011 and October 2013, the Buffalo Municpal Housing Authority paid the downtown law firm Hodgson Russ $1,163,129.37 for the firm’s services as outside counsel in a variety of matters, including union negotiations and lawsuits involving vendors, tenants, and employees.
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