Welcome To Buffalo, A Miserable, Dying C...
Maybe that’s what the signs should say because once again, Buffalo has made Forbes’ Top Ten Most Miserable Cities list. Buffalo came in ranking at #8, unchanged from last year. Buffalo has also been ranked one of the fastest dying cities in the country, too.
While I am sure some would argue...
Chris Collins Speaks Out Against IDA Bil...
The IDA Reform bill, which passed in the state Senate earlier this month, was called “the worst bill I’ve ever seen,” by Erie County Executive Chris Collins.
For those of you unfamiliar with thi bill, amongst other things, it would require prevailing wages to be paid on projects financed by...
SD-59: A Bad Week For Kathy Konst...
Yesterday, a judge ruled that Kathy Konst cannot run on a second, minor party line this November.
Kathy Konst’s minority party candidacy in her race against State Sen. Dale M. Volker was invalidated Tuesday by State Supreme Court Justice Timothy J. Drury, who upheld Volker’s challenge to Konst’s...
A-144: Sam Hoyt Avoids Punishment For Af...
Looks like Sam Hoyt has been given a virtual pass from his buddies in the Assembly:
Assemblyman Sam Hoyt escaped the most serious punishment by his Assembly colleagues for his extramarital affair with an intern, but college interns have been banned from his Albany and Buffalo offices.
The ban, announced...
Primary Night Aftermath…...
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Matt in
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09 10th, 2008 |
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There’s certainly a lot to talk about following the results of Tuesday night’s primary. I’m only going to talk about two things.
First, Sam Hoyt. Are you freaking kidding me!?!? Really, are you freaking kidding me?
Okay, now, I’ve got to talk about NY-26.
Alice Kryzan won. Jon...
A-144: Buffalo News Endorses Sam Hoyt?...
I’m sorry, but I just can’t get my head around this. Sam Hoyt has affairs with interns in Albany, and yet, the Buffalo News, in their endorsement of Hoyt, is telling Democrats to ignore the scandal, and vote for the guy anyway.
Democratic Party voters in the Buffalo Assembly district now...
Sam Hoyt’s Affair Began When Woman...
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Matt in
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08 23rd, 2008 |
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Even though the Buffalo News reported otherwise, an attorney for the woman in question confirmed she was in fact an intern when the affair began.
In response to allegations that he had an affair a number of years ago with a college intern in Albany, Assemblyman Sam Hoyt in a statement said his past actions...
Sam Hoyt Blames The Messenger, Media Bla...
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Matt in
NY State Government on
08 21st, 2008 |
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WBEN reported this morning that the “Assembly Ethics Committee has apparently begun it’s probe” of Assemblyman Sam Hoyt.
Hoyt’s primary opponent, Barbra Kavanaugh, refused to comment on the scandal, telling WBEN, ”The assembly itself has a process to deal with that,...
Sam Hoyt’s Intern Affairs (UPDATED...
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Matt in
NY State Government on
08 20th, 2008 |
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From the Buffalo News:
Assemblyman Sam Hoyt said late Tuesday that he and his wife experienced “a difficult time in our marriage” in the past after a local blogger forwarded allegations to Speaker Sheldon Silver of affairs with two interns, prompting Silver to promise “appropriate action.”
Hoyt...