Ken Kruly

1 week ago | wnymedia.net | Ken Kruly

“[T]he mayor shall prepare and submit to the [fiscal stability] authority a four-year financial plan, and the mayor’s proposed city budget, not later than the date required for submission of such budget to the council pursuant to the city charter… “Such financial plan shall… contain actions sufficient to ensure with respect to the major operating funds for each fiscal year of the plan that annual aggregate operating expenses for such fiscal year shall not exceed annual aggregate operating...

1 week ago | buffalorising.com | Ken Kruly

“[T]he mayor shall prepare and submit to the [fiscal stability] authority a four-year financial plan, and the mayor’s proposed city budget, not later than the date required for submission of such budget to the council pursuant to the city charter… “Such financial plan shall… contain actions sufficient to ensure with respect to the major operating funds for each fiscal year of the plan that annual aggregate operating expenses for such fiscal year shall not exceed annual aggregate operating...

2 weeks ago | buffalorising.com | Ken Kruly

Buffalo’s acting Mayor Chris Scanlon has offered the same sort of budget that his predecessor produced year after year – and that Scanlon, as a member of the Common Council agreed to. The proposed new budget seeks to fill what Scanlon describes as a $70 million structural deficit which he “inherited” from the previous administration. A large portion of that deficit will be addressed with a huge non-recurring source of funds and some other uncertain actions.

2 weeks ago | wnymedia.net | Ken Kruly

CNN's Dana Bash on Thursday mocked President Donald Trump for leveling tariffs against an island that are inhabited solely by penguins. "No one is safe from President Trump's new tariffs, not even penguins," she said. "A remote island near Antarctica that is home to mainly penguins, no humans, is now subject to a 10 percent American tariff. This is not a joke. We are not kidding.

3 weeks ago | buffalorising.com | Ken Kruly

It is not unusual for a government’s chief executive to leak or directly announce some highlights about the next budget they will be presenting. Usually the tidbits are to show some positive plans and initiatives. Buffalo Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon has taken a somewhat different approach as he heads toward the official April 8 release of his 2025-2026 budget.