Buffalo Newspaper Guild members believe in giving back to this community because we're part of this community. We're not going to let that change.

Another sneak peak at Mark Poloncarz's State of the County address. The county's pilot program into renewable diesel and how our bad eating habits play a role. buffalonews.com/news/local/eri… via The Buffalo News

The heavy bureaucracy of government often compares poorly to the cost effectiveness of the private sector. But not always. Hence Mark Poloncarz's latest proposal to create a new Public Defender's Office, part of his upcoming State of the County address: buffalonews.com/news/local/cri…

The Buffalo Newspaper Guild joined with many other journalism and industry advocates to lobby for this. We would like to thank everyone involved for getting behind this first-of-its-kind legislation, designed to protect local journalism and local journalists.

Erie Path is Erie County's new smartphone app that helps parents and caregivers address the mental and behavioral health challenges faced by adults, children and adolescents.

Learn more and download on your device today:
www3.erie.gov/mentalhealth/e…

It's about time. The striking members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh 🗞 has been courageous in the face of 18 months of adversity and disappointments. Finally, some good news from the NLRB. As a member of the Buffalo Newspaper Guild, I couldn't be prouder of them.

County Executive Mark Poloncarz says says the $95 million judgment against Erie County in the inmate death case of Richard Metcalf is 'not justifiable' and that the most he expected the case would settle for is $25 million. buffalonews.com/news/local/pol…

We sent a contingent of Buffalo Newspaper Guild members to support our colleagues at the Newspaper Guild of Rochester on Wednesday. In an era of social media noise, the fight to protect professional journalism and professional journalists is always right and just.

Admission ticket increases the the buffalozoo have attracted negative attention from Republican county legislators. buffalonews.com/news/local/eri…

UPDATE: Erie County could have settled the civil case of inmate Richard Metcalf for $17 million but took the matter to trial and gained a $94 million judgment. Updated story from me and Aaron Besecker @aaronbesecker.bsky.social: buffalonews.com/news/local/ric…

#Breaking : Jury awards at least $95 million in damages for death of Erie County Holding Center inmate Richard Metcalf Jr. buffalonews.com/news/local/cri… via The Buffalo News

We urge our New York State legislators to support the amended Local Journalism Sustainability Act (1/2)

Golfers: Elma Meadows GC will open to walkers tomorrow, April 16. See more below.

When Lee Enterprises eliminated The Buffalo News' award-winning page designers and shipped that work to its 'design center,' Buffalo Newspaper Guild members knew our pages would suffer. Today's example - no paragraph breaks in my library story today, which was also repeated TWICE in print.

873 people voted. Final results are in.

Newsroom workers, @pghguild members, are standing strong on strike. This strike has always been about securing the future of strong union journalism in Pittsburgh and that doesn't change today.

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I occasionally check in on circulation trends with the Buffalo/Erie Library system. Since this is #NationalLibraryWeek and the start of the Central Library's huge book sale, it was a good time for a deeper update. Plus, who doesn't love a sale? buffalonews.com/news/local/buf…

ICYMI: This poll will close at 10:17 am Thursday, if you want to weigh in. So far we have roughly a two-thirds/one-third split on Mark Poloncarz's decision to leave the state for his eclipse viewing.

There are strong feelings on both sides about whether it was right or wrong for Mark Poloncarz to leave the state to view the eclipse under sunnier skies. Sounds like a poll is due! Read our full story then weigh in. How do you feel about his decision? buffalonews.com/news/local/pol…

Powerful reminder this morning of my good fortune to work with The Buffalo News colleagues of such heart, skill, tenacity in beautiful coverage of #eclipse2024 . As for me, wrote my column on 105-yr-old who remembers last total eclipse in #Buffalo , 1925. buffalonews.com/news/local/sea…