Editor and executive director of @ipostnews, the only nonprofit investigative reporting center serving Buffalo and Western New York.
Buffalo, New York
Joined December 2008
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Niagara County received $8 million in opioid settlement funds but spent less than half over three years, while at least 200 residents died of overdoses.
Reporter Adam Smith-Perez explains what happened to the money and what remains unspent.
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Buffalo is poised to pay $4.5 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from a 2017 police shooting. The settlement is part of nearly $6 million in payouts before the Common Council this week, exceeding the $5 million budgeted for settlements.
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Niagara County had $4 million earmarked to combat opioid addiction.
For three years, the money sat unused as more than 200 residents died of overdoses.
Read our latest story to learn more.
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Buffalo could pay $4.5 million to settle a lawsuit over a 2017 police shooting death. If approved, the settlement would be among the largest police misconduct payouts in city history.
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It's bad when voters don't have choices, and regular people don't have pathways to step up and run. Machine politics has downsides.
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New: A new report raises questions about how much choice Buffalo voters have in Common Council contests. Nearly two-thirds of general elections have been uncontested since 2011.
Editor Jim Heaney reviews the findings & more in today’s 'Off the News.'
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Having sex before marriage makes you more likely to cheat on your future spouse.
A teen preoccupied with sex might be a rapist.
These are real examples lifted from a review of sex ed curricula across New York's 50 school districts.
From New York Focus:
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This project would fill a hole at the foot of Main Street left by the 2009 demo of the Memorial Auditorium. Hochul has made filling it a priority.
But development conditions are terrible right now, so the state is shelling out. Big time.
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October 22nd at 7pm, Steven Brill, will be headlining this event being hosted by us at the Burchfield Penney Art Center with, Sofia Rubinson.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online with this link:
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New: Gov. Hochul is throwing more than $200M at an apartment complex near Buffalo’s waterfront.
The 12-item subsidy package includes cheap loans, tax credits, grants & more.
The admin has tried to keep those details under wraps— I got my hands on docs:
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New: The state will front almost all of the $225 million cost to build the mixed-use North Aud complex at Canalside.
We broke down the dozen loans and subsidies offered to the developers— and why critics say the deal is too generous.
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New: With a new theme park planned, the Canadian side of Niagara Falls could leave the American side further in the dust.
In today’s 'Off the News,' Editor Jim Heaney highlights reporting on Ontario’s ambitious tourism plans & more news from the week.
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Investigative Post has set up shop at Borderland.
Swing by our booth for a chat, throw us a suggestion, and enter our free raffle for a $50 Jack Rabbit gift card.
We'll be here all weekend.
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Lead pipes poison children and adults across New York State, causing brain damage, developmental delays, and cancer.
Compounding the problem: the lack of a consistent statewide approach to replace and pay for them.
From New York Focus:
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Headed to Borderland this weekend? We'll be there, sharing a table with Buffalo Hive.
Got a tip, story idea, or suggestion? Write us one and enter into a raffle for a $50 Jack Rabbit gift card and tickets to our events for a year.
See you soon!
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After finding him guilty of failing to fix several decrepit properties, a Buffalo judge this week ordered the arrest of a notorious landlord.
Should he be apprehended, it will be the second time in recent years city cops have arrested Charles Dobucki.
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Lead is toxic and can harm a child's development.
Yet more than 70% of Erie County schools have found high lead levels in the faucets used for cooking or the fountains kids drink from.
One researcher says the time for action is now.
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Over the past 8 years, the City of Buffalo granted free street parking to ICE officers parking downtown. The subsidy was worth some $400,000.
City Hall has since ended the freebie, and ICE agents will now have to pay the normal rate.
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New: Across New York, nearly half of all schools tested positive for lead in the drinking or cooking water.
In Erie County, 70% of schools tested positive for lead in the water.
The authors of a new study say immediate solutions like filters are needed.
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New: For 8 years, Buffalo gave free parking to ICE agents on one downtown block — behind some of the buildings where agents make “check in” and courthouse arrests.
It was a $400k subsidy.
City Hall has now revoked that goody.
Via @ghkelly1969 & me:
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