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1 month ago | 
investigativepost.org | Geoff Kelly |Byron Brown
Buffalo Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon. For the second time since he took office in October, Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon’s campaign violated local, state and federal codes prohibiting the use of public resources to advance political campaigns. From early December until this morning, two of three social media links at the bottom of the City of Buffalo’s governmental website connected to Scanlon campaign accounts.
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2 months ago | 
investigativepost.org | Geoff Kelly |Byron Brown
One-shot revenues and belt-tightening efforts have erased the deficit Buffalo’s government faced in the fall, but expensive legal settlements and overtime costs threaten to derail that progress. The city’s finance commissioner in December reported the city was running an $18 million deficit just three months into the financial year, which began July 1.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
thebatavian.com | Howard Owens |Byron Brown
First-year Western Regional Off-Track Betting CEO Byron Brown has a four-point legislative plan he's pursuing in Albany in his attempt to grow the business and generate more revenue for the 17 municipalities that own the organization. The top priority is reducing OTB's tax rate from 49% to 44%. That five percentage point drop would increase revenue for Batavia Downs by $4.5 million.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
timesng.com | Byron Brown
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Former Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia has submitted his retirement paperwork, effective midnight Monday, following a meeting with Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon. Gramaglia, who was appointed by former Mayor Byron Brown in 2022, will return to his civil service rank of Captain.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
investigativepost.org | Geoff Kelly |Byron Brown
Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon at a recent rally in front of City Hall. Photo by I’Jaz Ja’cielEditor’s note: This is the second of three stories on Buffalo’s acting mayor, Chris Scanlon. Today we report on his approach to dealing with the city’s fiscal problems. Monday’s story was a political profile. Coming Wednesday: Where Scanlon stands on other pressing issues. Nothing looms larger over Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon’s administration than the city’s precarious finances.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
investigativepost.org | Geoff Kelly |Byron Brown
Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon in his City Hall office. Photo by I’Jaz Ja’cielEditor’s note: This is the first of three stories on Buffalo’s acting mayor, Chris Scanlon. Today’s political profile will be followed by a story Wednesday on his intentions dealing with the city’s fiscal woes and a piece Thursday on his take on other issues.
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Dec 23, 2024 | 
investigativepost.org | Geoff Kelly |Byron Brown
Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon. Chris Scanlon, Buffalo’s acting mayor, hasn’t yet formally declared his candidacy for a full four-year term, but already he’s stumbled over laws prohibiting incumbents from using their offices to promote their campaigns. Scanlon last Thursday held a fundraiser — checks payable to his campaign committee — at developer Doug Jemal’s Seneca One building in downtown Buffalo.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
thebatavian.com | Joanne Beck |Byron Brown
Byron Brown had his facts and figures at the ready for a meet-and-greet with Genesee County and city municipal leaders Thursday, a quality that didn’t go unnoticed as he answered questions and gave well polished objectives for the future of Batavia Downs. The newly hired president and CEO was, in a word, “comfortable,” Legislative Chairwoman Shelley Stein said. “So this is my first time in meeting Mr. Brown, and I believe that he was well prepared.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
thebatavian.com | Byron Brown
By Staff Writer Monday's free lunch for veterans at Batavia Downs meant a lot to Blake Leddick, an 11-year U.S. Army veterans, especially with Western Regional OTB President Byron Brown working among the servers. "Being a vet is more than just putting on a uniform," Leddic said. "It's coming home after we are done serving to support those who support us, and having Batavia Downs here supporting us today, with meeting Mayor Byron Brown serving food, it's an honor.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
thefaceradio.com | Byron Brown
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