Officials want to increase the state s reimbursement for Medicaid patients, from 70% of what it costs hospitals and nursing homes to care for them to 100%, after years of underfunding.
In the Buffalo Niagara region, 23.5% of workers were union members last year, up from 20.1% the year before. By comparison, 20.6% of workers in New York state and only
Elected leaders in the city of Buffalo suggests a 12.63% bump in salary for the Mayor, Comptroller, Common Council and Board of Education in commission report.
The Buffalo 5/14 Survivors Fund announced the Local Steering Committee, the group responsible for determining the eligibility and distribution of funds to those impacted by the May 14 shooting at Tops on Jefferson Avenue.