From Buffalo News WNY gets Albany leverage as Peoples-Stokes named Assembly majority leader By Tom Precious | Published December 17, 2018 | Updated December 17, 2018 ALBANY – A veteran member of the Assembly from Buffalo ascended Monday to one of the top positions in the state Legislature, giving both...

The obvious choice is the incumbent, Crystal Peoples-Stokes. Peoples-Stokes understands the position. She is well-versed in making Albany work for her constituents and she brings a strong sense of ethics to the job. And, significantly, she is interested in continuing to grow and to learn new things – and does...

Today I joined Governor Cuomo, Mayor Byron Brown and a number of other colleagues, as the governor signed a anti-heroin bill into law. The signing is designed to curb the use of heroin and heroin related deaths in New York State.

12:20am in NYS Assembly Chambers, my City of Buffalo Traffic adjudication bill passed by unanimous vote. Long overdue, but worth the wait. As soon as the bill is signed by Governor Coumo, Buffalo, like most other cities, will have the ability to maintain local control of the adjudication process for…...