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Published September 03Hochul Wields Executive Pen to Pardon Six More Criminals, Bringing Clemency Tally to 145
In yet another controversial exercise of executive power, Governor Kathy Hochul granted full pardons to six convicted criminals, brushing aside growing public outcry over Albany’s soft-on-crime posture and lenient justice policies. The latest wave of executive relief marks a…
Niagara Action
Published September 03Trump Hammers ‘Grossly incompetent’ Hochul Over Release of Nearly 7,000 Criminal Aliens Onto New York Streets
President Donald Trump leveled a blistering attack against Governor Kathy Hochul on social media, accusing the embattled New York executive of presiding over a disastrous public safety collapse and releasing “7000 hardcore criminals onto the streets in New York.” Blasting Hochul…
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Published September 02KARCZ: Judge Sanford ‘Sandy’ Church and the Niagara County Screw Job
By: John Karcz There are two kinds of court cases in Niagara County. The first kind is the usual grind: low-level charges, quick pleas, a judge who barely looks up from the bench before sending everyone home with a fine, a conditional discharge, and a vague warning about “future…
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Published September 01AN EMPIRE ON MAIN STREET: Restaino Extends Bogus ‘State of Emergency’ in Brazen Niagara Falls Power Grab
Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino’s illegal, made-up “State of Emergency” isn’t expiring. He keeps doubling down on it. On Monday, Restaino signed an executive order quietly renewing the emergency powers he declared in late July. The five-day extension keeps the city under…
Investigative Post
Published September 01Counties weigh property tax hikes amid SNAP cuts
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. Illustration: Leor Stylar. The cost of helping hungry New Yorkers is about to go up by over $1 billion annually and local taxpayers…
Investigative Post
Published August 20iPost sues over the suppression of police records
Fans mingle outside the Bills’ new stadium, the site of ICE enforcement actions. Photo by Jim Heaney. A number of law enforcement agencies in Western New York collaborate with federal immigration authorities. Police in Cheektowaga, for example, are known to stop migrants for…