WBFO Brief

We have a look at the barriers to abortion access that exist in a Roe v. Wade- friendly state like NY. Also, the next phase of reopening Ontario is coming a little earlier than first planned, and the creation of a new disability advocate and advisor in the Governor’s office.

Protests across the US-Canadian border came to Buffalo and Fort Erie over the weekend. Also, what would NYS look like if Roe v. Wade was overturned. And caregiving concerns across the state are raising the specter of institutionalization for the disabled.

If it’s Friday it’s Theater Talk with today’s round up of what’s on the boards, and what’s closing. Also, Canadian border protests are coming to the Peace Bridge, racial equity and medical treatment, and more mask debate in Albany.

Hear from parents after last night’s shooting and stabbing outside McKinley HS. Also, Buffalo School Bd. Pres. Lou Petrucci, and Jay’s weekly talk on COVID with Dr. Nancy Nielsen MD

Buffalo’s Poet Laureate Jillian Hanesworth, hints that the statewide mask mandate for business will be lifted, and Seneca women leading a push against the nation’s casino compact with New York State

A possible end to the statewide in-school mask mandate, an autistic student returns to school for the first time in almost two years, and a plea for more SUNY funding

The quote of the morning comes from a nurse describing seasonal depression that surges during the gloom of winter: “It’s like moving through chocolate pudding.” Also hear from Toronto as a weekend of trucker protests over COVID testing moves down from Ottawa.

If it’s Friday it’s Theater Talk and today Anthony and Peter on comedies—some dark, some light-- at all 5 area stages. Also the threat of a lawsuit to stop new congressional districts, and the threat of Toronto being shut down by Ottawa-like trucker protests this weekend.

Hear Dr. Nancy Nielsen MD tell Jay Moran that an un-vaccinated person is 22 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID. Also a look at the transit trouble caused by unshoveled sidewalks, and Albany correspondent Karen DeWitt reports on the continuing mask mandate statewide

Black History: Judge Shirley Troutman talks about her journey to the top reaches of the state’s judiciary. Another step to ban Cryptocurrency mining facilities and the massive amount of energy that powers the computer servers the process needs. Also more on plans for new congressional districts