Oct 1
2012
The GOP presidential hopeful has released more tax details, but there’s a lot of information that has not been disclosed. ProPublica lays out the details and outstanding questions. Check out more on this topic
Oct 1
2012
Oct 1
2012
“The curtailment of … male entitlements and the expansion of women’s legal and economic rights have transformed American life, but they have hardly produced a matriarchy. Indeed, in many arenas the progress of women has actually stalled over the past 15 years.” according to a New York Times think piece. Check out more on this topic
Oct 1
2012
The Environmental Protection Agency has taken the lead in responding to a fire at Hillcrest Industries in Attica and the agency reports progress is being made in extinguishing the fire and controlling the odors that led neighbors to complain for several months. The source of the fire is a 40-foot, 50,000-ton pile of plastic, glass and other materials. The pile, which has been smoldering and steaming since May, is 1-acre in circumference, said EPA spokesman Mike Basile today. The company uses the glass to make road-stripping beads, Basile said. “The number one priority for the EPA is to put this fire out,”[...]
Sep 28
2012
Artvoice reports that Tim Kennedy has spent some $1.6 million to win and retain his $79,500-a-year Senate seat. Half the money has gone to a San Francisco consulting firm that has a history with Steve Pigeon.
Sep 28
2012
WGRZ, following up on Investigative Post story, reports the Lancaster supervisor is now current on all properties he owns directly.
Sep 28
2012
Sep 28
2012
The economic decline of mainstream news outlets has lead to major cost cutting at newspapers and television stations, limiting their capacity to produce investigative reporting that is vital to our democracy. Yet advances in technology and research provide reporters more tools than ever to produce and distribute their work. Against this backdrop, Investigative Post, a non-profit investigative reporting center serving Buffalo and Western New York, is hosting a speakers panel Oct. 23 at the Burchfield Penny Art Center to discuss the challenges and opportunities for investigative journalism in the 21st Century. The panel, “The State of Investigative Reporting,” features David[...]