Local and state infrastructure experts have lamented the state s inability to allocate funds effectively, especially in the face of inflation eating away at the money.
We hear it a lot these days: America is divided, our two major political parties are hopelessly polarized and bipartisanship is all but dead. Which is why the teamwork displayed
By Jerry Zremski
News Washington Bureau Chief
Buffalo News Washington Bureau Chief Jerry Zremski was working on an article on the presidential certification Wednesday when a mob stormed the Capitol, leading to a lockdown there and in other government buildings nearby, including the one he was in.
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WASHINGTONÂ â For 90 minutes it felt like the before times.
I met Rep. Brian Higgins for an interview at 12:30 p.m. and then retreated to the nearby press gallery in the House Rayburn Building to write a story.
I wrapped up about 90 minutes later, prepared to head over to House chamber for the votes certifying Joe Biden s presidential win, looked up at the TV in the press room and saw the Capitol being overrun by a mob that I had strolled through three hours earlier.