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by Geoff Kelly
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Assemblyman Sean Ryan urged the Erie County Industrial Development Agency to refuse tax breaks to Uniland Development and Delaware North to help pay for a proposed $80 million, 12-story building at the corner of Delaware and Chippewa.
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by Geoff Kelly
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When voters go to the polls on Tuesday, they’ll confront three choices for Erie County Sheriff: the Republican incumbent, Tim Howard, whose tenure has been marked by scandals at the Erie County Holding Center; Democrat Dick Dobson, who promises to cut down on overtime by hiring more deputies, among other reforms aimed at raising moral in the department; and Bert Dunn, who lost the Democratic primary to Dobson but continues to campaign for the job on a party line he created, the Law and Order line, using his family’s considerable wealth to flood the airwaves with campaign commercials.
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by Alan Bedenko & Geoff Kelly
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At deadline, the controversial WNY Progressive PAC, captained by former Erie County Democratic party chairman Steve Pigeon and political operative/TV talk show host Kristy Mazurek, had not filed its 11-day pre-general election campaign finance disclosure reports. At it last accounting, a month ago, it was $18,381.39 in the hole.
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by Alan Bedenko
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It’s a shame when politicians go negative—especially ones who have cultivated an image for being always bright, shiny, and positive.
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by Geoff Kelly
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Races to watch:
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