Friday, December 12, 2008
Good Morning Buffalo: Calleri at the Movies
Michael Calleri's weekly movie reviews: Milk and more....
GMB: Queen City Roller Derby!
Jessica from the Queen City Roller Girls talks about the series at Rainbow Rink in N-T. Girl Power!
Hometown News: Icy Morning Drive
The morning commute was a slippery trip today, as a thin ice layer sent cars spinning on numerous area roads. State Police reported that at least two accidents snarled traffic on the 190, at least six vehicles went off the road on the Scajaquada, an accident slowed traffic on the inbound Kensington, and a car was sideswiped right outside our studios on Genesee Street in Cheektowaga.
HTN: Clock Ticking on Indian Taxes
Governor David Paterson now has just ten days to decide what to do about collecting cigarette taxes from Indian reservations. The State Assembly has sent the Governor a bill which requires the state to start collecting the money. The measure was passed back in August, but lawmakers held on to it so the Governor could have more time to try and negotiate a deal with the tribes. Now the clock is ticking on the bill that would effectively cut off the supply of cigarettes to Indian smoke shops if they refuse to pay taxes on sales to non-Native-Americans. The state is attempting to find ways to increase revenue to fill huge budget gaps, but the tribes say treaties dating back hundreds of years exempt them from paying.
HTN: Schools to Open Early Next September
Labor Day is typically the unofficial end of summer, but next year kids in New York State may already be back at school. That's because the holiday is as late as it can get, falling on September 7th, of 2009. Some hometown districts don't want to wait that long to get children back to class. So next year, school is set to begin the week before, and kids will get a three day weekend just a few days into the school year. Officials say waiting until the following week might put vacation days at risk or run the chance of not getting the required 180 school days in before the end of June.
HTN: API Adding Jobs in Cheektowaga, Arcade
Here's something you haven't heard a lot of lately. A company in Western New York adding jobs. But here it is. API Heat Transfer of Cheektowaga plans to add about 115 new jobs over the next four years as part of an 11-million dollar expansion at facilities in Cheektowaga and Arcade in Wyoming County. The company is adding more than 50-thousand square feet of production space and six-thousand square feet of administrative space at the two locations, with state help.
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