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Collins eyes GOP county executive bid - 3/3/2007
Christopher C. Collins, the Clarence businessman who mounted a strong challenge to former Rep. John J. LaFalce in 1998, is joining several others as top Republican prospects for county executive this year. |
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Control board wants to refinance debt - 3/3/2007
Erie County's state-appointed control board would like to borrow money on the government's behalf and refinance its old debt, its chairman said Friday, meeting quick resistance from the county comptroller. |
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Legislators approve deal on tax liens - 3/2/2007
A deal to deliver $40 million in overdue tax money to Erie County government galloped through the Legislature on Thursday after lawmakers vowed to avoid the mistakes Buffalo officials made with a similar venture years ago. |
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Student's challenge to county nets award - 2/27/2007
Daniel T. Warren, the West Seneca paralegal student who proved that Erie County officials violated the state's Open Meetings Law in holding closed-door budget sessions, is being honored by one of the state's premier press groups. |
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Visitors' spending tops $1 billion - 2/27/2007
Tourism is big business in Erie County, according to a just-released report that pegs spending by visitors at more than $1 billion a year. According to the statewide study, funded by the New York State Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus, that 2005 figure includes $176 million spent on lodging, $390 million on food and beverages and $250 million in retail sales. |
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What meets meaning of control board 'meeting'? - 2/26/2007
After the shouting match, the civic-minded Peter Reese of Buffalo thought he had been banned from meetings of Erie County's state-appointed control board or its committees. |
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New faces recruited for county executive - 2/25/2007
Democrats and Republicans alike have increased efforts over the past few days to entice "fresh faces" into the race for county executive, with new overtures to City Judge Henry J. Nowak by Democrats and Republican interest in accounting executive Philip C. Kadet. |
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Ex-budget chief back on payroll - 2/24/2007
Joseph Passafiume, Erie County's budget director during a historic budget tumult, is again collecting a county government paycheck after retiring in September 2005. |
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Plan to allow teens to get learner's permit online - 2/24/2007
Teenagers might be able to avoid going to auto bureaus to be tested for a learner's permit. An initiative is being rolled out to let teens take the test in high schools. |
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4 make pitch for county executive - 2/23/2007
Four candidates for county executive made their pitches Thursday evening to the Erie County Democratic Executive Committee and they all agreed on one thing - the next county executive will be a Democrat. |
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Court reserves ruling on casino - 2/23/2007
A state appellate court Thursday reserved decision on an attempt by Buffalo's anti-casino forces to block any further action by local government agencies to assist the construction of the proposed Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino. |
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