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Get real-time results from Erie and Niagara counties here at The News' Election Live page. The polls have closed, but News Staff Reporter Patrick Lakamp continues to host a live chat, discussing the night's major races with The News' team of reporters and taking your questions. It's also happening at the Election Live page. And keep that Election Live page open throughout the night. That's where you'll find the latest results and the most in-depth coverage of Election Night. Including images capturing Election Day across Western New York from The News' team of staff photographers. Plus,the very latest breaking stories...

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The News' Election Night coverage is now under way here at the Election Live page. News Staff Reporter Patrick Lakamp is hosting a live chat, where he'll be discussing the night's major races with The News' team of reporters, and he'll be taking your questions. And keep that Election Live page open throughout the night. That's where you'll find the latest results and the most in-depth coverage of Election Night, including: •Live results from Erie and Niagara counties once the polls close at 9 p.m. •Images capturing Election Day across Western New York from The News' team of staff photographers....

Blog Editor http://blogs.buffalonews.com/politics_now/2009/11/the-news-election-night-coverage-is-now-under-way-here-at-the-election-live-pagenews--staff-reporter-patrick-lakamp-is.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b85a69e20120a64e9c6e970b 2009-11-03T09:12:33-05:00 2009-11-03T14:12:33Z

Follow Election Night tonight with the latest results and the most in-depth coverage with Election Live at www.buffalonews.com. •Beginning at 6:30 p.m., join a live chat hosted by News Staff Reporter Patrick Lakamp, featuring updates and insight from The News' team of reporters covering every major race locally. •Once the polls close at 9 p.m., get up-to-the-minute results for Erie and Niagara counties. •View images capturing Election Day across Western New York from The News' team of staff photographers. •Get breaking stories recapping results in the night's biggest races. A link to our Election Live coverage will appear at www.buffalonews.com...

Blog Editor http://blogs.buffalonews.com/politics_now/2009/11/live-election-coverage-tonight.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b85a69e20120a50da465970b 2009-08-21T16:54:56-04:00 2009-08-21T20:54:47Z

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani was scheduled to meet with State Republican Chairman Joe Mondello today, and by all accounts, the parley could have major consequences for the future of the embattled party. With Mondello's support for his three-year chairmanship still strong in his Nassau County home turf, it is nevertheless withering around the rest of New York. Ed Cox, the Manhattan attorney and son-in-law of the late President Richard Nixon, has been noting steady progress this week in his bid to take over for Mondello. In fact, the leaders of the Broome, Tioga, Tompkins and Ontario county Republican...

Robert McCarthy http://blogs.buffalonews.com/politics_now/2009/08/rudy-may-influence-race-for-state-gop-chief.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b85a69e201157229b02d970b 2009-07-23T16:03:53-04:00 2009-07-23T20:03:53Z

The Western New York Chapter of the Working Families Party originally planned to support Democratic incumbent Timothy M. Wroblewski for the County Legislature's 9th District this year. But Wroblewski's vote to uphold County Executive Chris Collins' veto of a measure to establish a countywide planning board has apparently scuttled any chance of his securing the line. The party changed its original plans and now will support nobody in the race. Working Families Vice Chairman Dave Chudy said Wroblewski acknowledged "trouble" with the bill during his party interview because of significant opposition in some towns. "But he said that if [bill...

Robert McCarthy http://blogs.buffalonews.com/politics_now/2009/07/working-families-pulls-wroblewski-nod.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b85a69e201157135366e970c 2009-07-23T15:57:48-04:00 2009-07-23T19:57:48Z

Republican Timothy B. Howard, seeking his second term as Erie County sheriff, picked up two key law enforcement endorsements on Thursday. Howard was backed by the Erie County Sheriff's Police Benevolent Association (road patrol) and the state troopers' Police Benevolent Association. Police endorsements are considered among the most important of special-interest backing in most campaigns, but especially for a law enforcement post such as sheriff. -- Robert J. McCarthy

Robert McCarthy http://blogs.buffalonews.com/politics_now/2009/07/two-police-unions-back-howard-for-sheriff.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b85a69e20115712b8c88970c 2009-07-21T15:37:45-04:00 2009-07-21T19:37:45Z

The strange saga of the State Supreme Court seat once held by former Justice Joseph G. Makowski continues. Erie County Democratic Chairman Leonard R. Lenihan said this week that Gov. David A. Paterson's office has informed him there will be no interim appointment to replace Makowski on the local Supreme Court bench. As a result, the seat will be filled in the November general election, after all parties have submitted candidates at judicial nominating conventions. Makowski resigned in March under pressure from District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III for submitting a false affidavit while trying to help a friend escape...

Robert McCarthy http://blogs.buffalonews.com/politics_now/2009/07/makowski-judicial-post-to-remain-vacant-for-now.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67957521 2009-06-10T17:56:26-04:00 2009-06-10T21:56:26Z

Mayor Byron W. Brown has some extremely close associations with people involved in the potential Republican takeover of the State Senate. First, Brown was a Democratic member of the upper house in Albany before he was elected mayor in 2005. Second, coup instigator B. Thomas Golisano -- owner of the Buffalo Sabres -- is a Brown supporter. He told The Buffalo News in an interview earlier this year that he planned to stay close to the mayor during this election year. He did not say exactly what being close meant, but there is no question the billionaire founder of Paychex...

Robert McCarthy http://blogs.buffalonews.com/politics_now/2009/06/mayor-ducks-questions-on-albany-coup.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67162089 2009-05-22T17:49:41-04:00 2009-05-22T21:49:41Z

Maurice L. Garner, one of Buffalo's best known political operatives and a close associate of Mayor Byron W. Brown, has joined Bolton-St. Johns Inc., one of Albany's top lobbying firms. Bolton-St. John's spokesman Edward Draves said Friday that Garner will assist the firm with existing clients and new business development. "We want to expand our reach out to Western New York, where we think a lot of things will be happening," Draves said. "And people in Western New York don't realize what a statewide player Maurice is." Garner, 50, is a longtime confidante of the mayor and a co-founder of...

Robert McCarthy http://blogs.buffalonews.com/politics_now/2009/05/garner-joins-albany-lobbying-firm.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66959891 2009-05-18T22:39:12-04:00 2009-05-19T16:10:43Z

WASHINGTON — It wasn't often that you saw Bill Paxon or Tom Reynolds standing next to a Democratic congressman at a press conference — but their successor has done just that twice in the last two months. In other words, Rep. Chris Lee, the Clarence businessman turned Republican congressman, isn't exactly following the footsteps of his predecessors. Instead, he's forging his own path, teaming with Democratic Reps. Brian Higgins and Louise Slaughter on local initiatives and bucking the GOP on its budget plans and an important children's health care bill. It's hardly what we could have expected from a congressman...

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