WBFO Brief

On today's WBFO Brief... "Mayor Byron Brown confirms his intention to seek re-election by a write-in campaign. Meanwhile, the Erie County Democratic Committee has met with India Walton, who defeated Brown in the party’s primary this week, to pledge support in advance of November’s general election. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli discusses the state’s finances, post-COVID, during a visit to North Tonawanda. The Buffalo Beauts women’s professional hockey team has a new owner. And Governor Cuomo is being urged to use executive powers to raise the state’s minimum wage for workers serving food and drinks."

On today's WBFO Brief... "Shakespeare in Delaware Park returns with a new approach to classic performance – having its audience walk in the woods from scene to scene. Controversy continues in the race for Buffalo Mayor. Studies take a renewed look at the lack of internet service in rural areas of Erie County. And after pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson agreed to pay New York $230 million to settle claims the company helped fuel the opioid crisis, state legislators are trying to ensure the money goes towards addiction and recovery services."

This morning on the WBFO Brief - the Erie County Legislature’s Minority Leader urges passage of a permit fee waiver to help seasonal vendors rebound from a lost summer of festivals. Housing advocates urge Governor Cuomo to extend the existing eviction moratorium beyond August 31. Niagara Falls marks 10 years of New York’s Marriage Equality Act. Goodwill launches a job training program aimed at filling local manufacturing jobs.Also, hear about a large-scale watershed cleanup scheduled for this weekend. Albany correspondent Karen DeWitt reports on the state’s newly enacted Gender Recognition Act, and also of a new attempt by a fiscal watchdog group to acquire more state data on COVID deaths, as it asks whether the state undercounted its numbers.

This morning on the WBFO Brief - the Erie County Legislature’s Minority Leader urges passage of a permit fee waiver to help seasonal vendors rebound from a lost summer of festivals. Housing advocates urge Governor Cuomo to extend the existing eviction moratorium beyond August 31. Niagara Falls marks 10 years of New York’s Marriage Equality Act. Goodwill launches a job training program aimed at filling local manufacturing jobs. Also, hear about a large-scale watershed cleanup scheduled for this weekend. Albany correspondent Karen DeWitt reports on the state’s newly enacted Gender Recognition Act, and also of a new attempt by a fiscal watchdog group to acquire more state data on COVID deaths, as it asks whether the state undercounted its numbers. Plus, Anthony Chase and Peter Hall have this week’s edition of Theater Talk.

On today's WBFO Brief, hear the reaction of India Walton's victory including city councilman Mitch Nowakowski. And since it's Thursday, Jay is once again talking with Dr. Nancy Nielsen MD. Albany correspondent Karen Dewitt reports that Governor Andrew Cuomo will relinquish the emergency powers he's held for the past 15 months. And for activists, felony disenfranchisement remains a fight for civil rights. Hear that report from WSKG's Sarah Gager and more.