BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — State Senator April Baskin is planning to introduce a bill for a hotel bed tax in Cheektowaga next week with support from Cheektowaga Supervisor Brian Nowak and Assemblymember ...

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Friday, State Senator April Baskin visited the Doyle Hose No. 2 Fire Company in Cheektowaga to celebrate the introduction of a bill that would provide volunteer fire and ...

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WKBW) — State Senator April Baskin has announced plans to introduce a bill next week in Albany that, if passed, would implement a 3% bed tax on visitors staying in the town's 17 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)—NY Lawmakers are looking to pass a bill that would require schools to have a cardiac emergency response plan. When someone is suffering from cardiac arrest, every second counts. ...

A top lawmaker in the Erie County Legislature wants to create a committee of professionals who have worked in the corrections field to advise the Sheriff's Office and hold the office more accountable.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Community Benefits Agreement, "CBA", is all about making sure the Buffalo Bills invest into disadvantaged communities as a return on the over $800 million the team received in ...

A brewing back and forth about two Buffalo budget proposals are reaching a boiling point amongst elected officials. Common Council members, along with Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, ...

ALBANY – In 2019, as chair of the Erie County Legislature, now-State Sen. April Baskin introduced a resolution calling on the state to allow early intervention services for children with lead ...