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The WBFO Brief podcast brings you the award-winning reporting from the newsroom of WBFO, Buffalo Toronto Public Media's NPR station, each weekday morning. To get up to the minute news, tune into WBFO ... more
FAQs about WBFO Brief:How many episodes does WBFO Brief have?The podcast currently has 1,189 episodes available.
May 31, 2023WBFO Brief May 31, 2023A teen is arrested after dragging an officer while trying to escape in a stolen car, and supporters of a bill that would legally give terminally ill patients the option to end their lives, were at the State Capitol yesterday to make a last-minute pitch....more12minPlay
May 30, 2023WBFO Brief May 30, 2023The controversy over leadership at Nardin Academy apparently reached a climax yesterday, and advocates for a measure that would reduce plastic packaging by half say their bill is gaining momentum....more10minPlay
May 26, 2023WBFO Brief May 26, 2023The return of UWBEC's Day of Caring, new legislation in the House under consideration called HTC-GO, and we have Theater Talk....more14minPlay
May 25, 2023WBFO Brief May 25, 2023A makeshift memorial is emerging outside the Utica Street Metro Station in honor of a woman many Buffalonians knew as "Claire". Concerns over a possible national default are rising amidst dragging negotiations over raising the debt ceiling....more6minPlay
May 24, 2023WBFO Brief May 24, 2023Local employers are coming to terms that the region doesn't have enough workers. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz says an unknown number of asylum seekers will be coming to the region from New York City. Gov. Kathy Hochul is caught in a political dispute between NYC Mayor Eric Adams and President Joe Biden over how to deal with the influx of migrants into New York State....more9minPlay
May 23, 2023WBFO Brief May 23, 2023Cuts to overtime to Buffalo police and firefighters are part of the common council's changes to Mayor Byron Brown's spending proposal. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and NYC Mayor Eric Adams are calling on President Joe Biden to waive a rule that says migrants have to wait six months before they can apply to get a job....more9minPlay
May 22, 2023WBFO Brief May 22, 2023NYS Dept. of Education has weaknesses in their information systems that contain confidential student info according to an audit from the state comptroller's office. $480,000 in Lake Erie Protection programs are included in the federal budget. County officials in Western New York are clashing with Albany and each other on how to respond to an influx of migrants to NYC....more8minPlay
May 19, 2023WBFO Brief May 19, 2023One year after the shooting on May 14, Emyle Watkins breaks down how each of the major 5/14 funds work and where the money ended up, Lorenzo Rodriguez talks with Dr. Ibram X Kendi, and we have Theater Talk....more21minPlay
May 18, 2023WBFO Brief May 18, 2023An NFTA employee was killed and two others were injured in a traffic crash Wednesday morning. A program to address the state's affordable housing crisis was dropped from the state budget....more15minPlay
May 17, 2023WBFO Brief May 17, 2023Results show that 45% of those surveyed view Gov. Kathy Hochul unfavorably, and 40% view her favorably. Following accusations of racism in his company, developer Michael Joseph has resigned as chair of the Board of Directors of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center....more15minPlay
FAQs about WBFO Brief:How many episodes does WBFO Brief have?The podcast currently has 1,189 episodes available.