Geoff Kelly

Latest filings show Mayor Byron Brown’s campaign still doesn’t properly disclose donors who give through LLCs, as required by law.

Campaign contributions to India Walton spiked after she won Democratic primary for mayor, with nearly $180,000 in donations.

How India Walton upset Byron Brown in the mayoral primary: strong support for her on the West Side, while Brown’s base shrank on the East Side.

Geoff Kelly writes about India Walton’s upset victory over Byron Brown for The Nation magazine.

The stunning victory of socialist challenger India Walton over the city’s four-term incumbent has ignited a revolution here—if she can keep it.

The show of support for Byron Brown in front of the downtown ballpark Thursday included numerous members of the mayor’s senior staff.

India Walton upset Bryon Brown by organizing an energetic grassroots campaign with support from the Working Families Party.

Billionaires and companies doing business with the city among contributors who have flooded the mayor’s campaign committee the past week.

City Court Judge Diane Wrap doesn’t know the law and isn’t qualified for a second term, lawyers said in a Bar Association survey.

Byron Brown is running a very low-key campaign for re-election, while challenger India Walton is working hard to unseat the incumbent.

Byron Brown's campaign donors  Investigative Post

Fed up with inaction from City Hall, reform advocates are circulating petitions for a referendum to create a police review board.

Only 1.5% of donations made to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s campaign the past four years have come from WNY.

Cuomo’s lavish spending on WNY notwithstanding, local donors amount to only 1.5% of the campaign funds he’s raised in the past four years.

India Walton faces long odds against Byron Brown, but she’s making headway and appears to have filed enough petitions to gain a ballot line.

OTB has fired its second in commend, who is claiming retaliation for his cooperation with federal and state investigators.

Geoff Kelly assesses Byron Brown’s strengths and vulnerabilities as he ponders a fifth term while opponents start to emerge.

HarpData, hired by Buffalo schools to provide internet access to thousands of students, is going out of business without completing the job.

Spending on police in Buffalo has surged under Mayor Byron Brown while allocations to fund most other city services have stagnated.

MT Pockets gets liquor license renewed  Investigative Post