Roughly three dozen people stood on a sidewalk and in a parking space in front of House Representative Chris Collins’s Geneseo office last week, trying to get the Republican Congress member to attend an upcoming forum on the Affordable Care Act. They might as well have been spitting into a strong wind. Collins has made […]
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[UPDATED] Keystone XL bill fails in Senate
UPDATED November 19 — The bill that would have approved the Keystone XL pipeline, S2280, didn’t reach the 60-vote threshold it needed to pass. The bill failed with 59 yes votes and 41 no votes. Original post: The US Senate is about to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, a project that climate change activists have […]
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ELECTIONS 2012: Hochul over Collins
The 27th Congressional District race is essentially about two things: health care and jobs. Incumbent Democratic Representative Kathy Hochul wants to keep the Affordable Care Act in place, though she’s said it could be improved. Her Republican challenger, business owner and former Eric County executive Chris Collins, wants to repeal the ACA. But he’s offered […]
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[UPDATED] Clinton to stump for Slaughter, Hochul
Former President Bill Clinton will be at the Main Street Armory on Friday, October 19.
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Slaughter tops Brooks in fundraising
Louise Slaughter and Maggie Brooks have submitted their quarterly campaign finance reports and, from the beginning of July to the end of September, Slaughter raised far more money than Brooks. In fact, Slaughter raised more in individual contributions than Brooks did in total. Slaughter, a Democrat and the incumbent, raised $720,830 for the quarter, with […]
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Ad nauseated
A week ago, I wrote an article, “Ad Nauseam,” about the outside groups that are spending hefty sums on ads in two local Congressional races. This morning, the Buffalo News published an article detailing the independent spending in the race between Democrat Kathy Hochul and Republican Chris Collins. The numbers are astonishing. The News says […]
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NEWS BLOG: Collins, Long win primary races
David Bellavia won MonroeCounty in the 27th Congressional District Republican primary, but he lost district-wide. FormerErieCounty Executive Chris Collins will be the Republican Party’s candidate against incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul. Erie and NiagaraCounties, which is where many of the district’s voters are concentrated, went heavily for Collins. Bellavia’s support tended to come from the rural […]
