WBFO Brief

An AKG exhibit remembering May 14, opens today. Theater Talk with Peter Hall and Anthony Chase.

The Great Lakes Commission is calling for the federal government to invest over $1 billion. New York Assembly and Senate are expected to release their own budget plans next week.

Buffalo's Common Council is getting behind the plan to demolish and replace the Perry homes. Hostel Buffalo Niagara is being told to shutdown by March 25, just before visitors flock to the city for the Solar Eclipse.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced progress that she's said she's made on combatting crime and car theft. It's Super Tuesday, and WBFO will be carrying coverage.

Catch up on the news for the week on today's WBFO Brief.

Flags are at half-staff today to mark the one-year mark of the death of Buffalo firefighter Jason Arno. Theater Talk with Peter Hall and Anthony Chase.

Buffalo-based business Lactalis is among a group of food producers working to reduce methane emissions from dairy production. Jay Moran talks with Dallas Taylor and Journey Gunderson to pair comedy and Black History Month.

Gov. Kathy Hochul is defending the decision by Democrats in the state legislature to alter congressional district maps. The cost of the FIFA World Cup is continuing to climb and much of that will fall on Toronto taxpayers.

Democrats in the New York Legislature on Monday rejected new congressional district maps drawn by a bipartisan redistricting commission and are opting to draw their own maps.

Catch up on the latest news to start the day.