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COMPTROLLER POLONCARZ
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2008 NEWS ROOM
Newspaper Articles:
- December 31, 2008, Buffalo News:
Business, politics fuse as executive learns ropes
- December 20, 2008, Buffalo News:
Ex-Erie County probation boss faces charges over keeping computer
- December 19, 2008, Tonawanda News:
State budget cuts may add to county costs
- December 19, 2008, Buffalo News:
Head of state parole board resigns, faces computer theft charges
- December 19, 2008, Buffalo News:
$9.1 million finally paid to vendors, road contractors
- December 19, 2008, Buffalo News:
Taxpayers could be faced with Triple Whammy
- December 12, 2008, Buffalo News:
Cuomo offers plan to reduce entrenched bureaucracy
- December 11, 2008, Buffalo News:
County urged to enter drug-discount program
- December 11, 2008, Buffalo News:
Borrowing plan awaits control board approval
- December 4, 2008, Buffalo News:
Borrowing to pay for big projects hits new snag
- December 1, 2008, Buffalo News:
County legislature expected to approve budget today
- November 27, 2008, Buffalo News:
Legislature democrats kill county tax increase
- November 17, 2008, Buffalo Business First:
EC launches e-payment plan to vendors
- November 16, 2008, Buffalo News:
Control board to provide guidelines
- November 10, 2008, Buffalo News:
Control board mum on budget solutions
- November 4, 2008, Tonawanda News:
Budget gap concerns widen
- October 30, 2008, Buffalo News:
A long tradition of being at odds
- October 29, 2008, Buffalo News:
$16 million left out of county budget
- October 6, 2008, Buffalo News:
Patience wears thin for county road project
- October 2, 2008, Buffalo News:
Borrowing gets expensive
- September 30, 2008, Buffalo News:
Credit crunch, delay add $1 million to Erie County's loan cost
- September 27, 2008, The New York Times:
Municipalities Also Find Credit Is Scarce
- September 26, 2008, Buffalo News:
County control board scrambles to secure crucial $75 million loan
- September 24, 2008, Buffalo News:
Seniors' cash accounts are safe, auditors say
- September 18, 2008, Buffalo News:
County to get vital loan by Sept. 30
- September 17, 2008, Buffalo News:
Faked e-mails point to Baynes
- August 31, 2008, Buffalo News:
Law firm cashes in on work for ECMC
- August 17, 2008, Buffalo News:
ECMC, Kaleida deal still bit sticky
- August 2, 2008, Buffalo News:
County's credit rating gets a boost from Moody's
- August 1, 2008, Buffalo News:
Sales tax revenues slipping as consumers cut back
- August 1, 2008, Tonawanda News:
ERIE COUNTY: Borrowing with a busted economy
- July 31, 2008, Buffalo Business First:
Comptroller: Erie sales taxes running lower
- July 19, 2008, Buffalo News:
County’s bond rating kicked up a notch
- July 16, 2008, Buffalo News:
New tools added to report fraud
- July 1, 2008, Tonawanda News:
ERIE COUNTY: ‘07 budget ends in the black
- June 27, 2008, Buffalo News:
Paterson gets advice on control board
- June 26, 2008, Tonawanda News:
Erie County’s ability to borrow rests with Gov. David Paterson.
- June 25, 2008, Buffalo News:
E-mail scam uses addresses of Collins, Poloncarz
- June 21, 2008, Buffalo News:
Control board chief wants he may resign
- June 20, 2008, Niagara Gazette:
County to borrow without control board
- June 19, 2008, Buffalo News:
State is asked to take away board control of borrowing
- June 17, 2008, Buffalo News:
Security in wake of bus-pass thefts blasted by Poloncarz as inadequate
- June 10, 2008, The Bond Buyer:
Erie Stalemate Ends
- June 5, 2008, Buffalo News:
200 Police Services computers, other assets missing
- May 26, 2008, Buffalo News:
County fails on Bethlehem tax deal
- May 22, 2008, The Bond Buyer:
Erie County, N.Y., Control Board Tiff Blocks $37M Deal
- May 20, 2008, Buffalo News:
County planning court challenge to $2.1 million Bethlehem refund
- May 17, 2008, Buffalo News:
Opinions split over call for government consolidation
- May 13, 2008, Buffalo News:
Dispute over cost of borrowing continues among county officials
- May 8, 2008, Buffalo News:
Should gasoline taxes be suspended for the summer?
- May 7, 2008, Tonawanda News:
Gas tax rebate eyed
- May 3, 2008, Buffalo News:
Collins, control board spar over money
- May 1, 2008, Buffalo Business First:
Comptroller is upbeat about County's finances
- April 25, 2008, Buffalo News:
Missing hard drives prompt "emergency audit" of Central Police Services
- April 21, 2008, Buffalo News:
Gaughan notes pitfalls in merger report
- April 15, 2008, The Bond Buyer:
New York: Wall Street Woes outdo Mortgage Mess
- April 11, 2008, Buffalo News:
Comptroller’s office wins award for audit
- April 11, 2008, Hamburg Sun:
Costs to taxpayers of local assessment significant and just continues to grow
- April 8, 2008, Buffalo News:
Filling of Erie County's top police job in dispute
- April 3, 2008, Buffalo News:
Consolidate assessments
- April 2, 2008, Tonawanda News:
Collins gauges progress
- April 2, 2008, Buffalo News:
Collins sees big savings from fewer Erie County cell phones
- April 1, 2008, Buffalo News:
City claims capital punishment
- March 29, 2008, Buffalo News:
Collins rejects deal to sell mirror bonds
- March 26, 2008, Buffalo News:
Centralized property assessment touted
- March 25, 2008, Tonawanda News:
County eyes controlling assessments
- March 25, 2008, Buffalo News:
Single assessor could save county taxpayers millions, comptroller says
- March 11, 2008, Buffalo News:
Loonies from heaven
- March 2, 2008, Buffalo News:
Spitzer eyes counties to balance budget
- February 25, 2008, The Bond Buyer:
Erie County, Control Board Reach Compromise, Sparking 'Mirror Debt'
- February 20, 2008, Buffalo News:
O Canada! Sales tax revenue rolling in for Erie County
- February 20, 2008, Buffalo News:
Comptroller raises Medicaid issue over ECMC surplus
- February 3, 2008, Buffalo News:
Need cell phone, car? Collins wants proof
- January 25, 2008, Buffalo News:
Extra penny of sales tax headed for another extension
- January 10, 2008, Buffalo News:
Zoo finally receives $4 million from county
- January 10, 2008, Business First of Buffalo:
Erie County delivers zoo funding
- January 8, 2008, Buffalo News:
Audit criticizes ECMC for ignoring rules
- January 8, 2008, Tonawanda News:
ECMC audit raises concern
- January 7, 2008, Newsday/AP:
Audit critical of Erie County hospital
- January 5, 2008, Buffalo News:
Control Board gives Collins work to do
- January 1, 2008, Buffalo News:
Legislature votes to borrow $52 million for projects
Radio Reports:
- December 12, 2008, WBEN AM 930:
Comptroller Warns County Could be in Deficit in 2008
- December 12, 2008, WNED AM 970:
Cuomo, Poloncarz Outline Consolidation Effort
- December 11, 2008, WXXI AM 1340:
Cuomo Urges Government Consolidation
- December 10, 2008, WNED AM 970:
Comptroller Warns of Budget Shortfalls
- December 3, 2008, WNED AM 970:
County Comptroller Counts Problems with Legislature Budget
- October 30, 2008, WBFO FM 88.7:
County Officials Spar Over Budget
- October 29, 2008, WNED AM 970:
Poloncarz says Collins budget not balanced
- October 17, 2008, WNED AM 970:
Comptroller reviews county budget plan
- October 13, 2008, WNED AM 970:
Falling Loonie will hurt County Budget
- September 26, 2008, WNED AM 970:
Control Board Needs Comptroller to Borrow $75-M
- September 25, 2008, WBEN AM 930:
County Control Board Unable to Borrow Because of Wall Street Woes
- July 31, 2008, WNED AM 970:
Poloncarz Concerned about Declining Sales Tax Revenue
- July 31, 2008, WBEN AM 930:
County Sales Tax Revenue Dropping
- July 2, 2008, WNED AM 970:
County ends 2007 with surplus
- June 26, 2008, WBFO FM 88.7:
Comptroller Applauds Law Freeing County to do Borrowing
- June 17, 2008, WNED AM 970:
Audit Shows Potential Problems at County DSS
- May 12, 2008, WBFO FM 88.7:
State Comptroller Proposes Fund for Future Retiree Health Care Costs
- May 9, 2008, WBFO FM 88.7:
Erie County Lawmakers Reject Capital Borrowing
- May 6, 2008, WNED AM 970:
County Comptroller Opposed to Lifting Gas Tax
- May 6, 2008, WBFO FM 88.7:
Poloncarz says Gasoline Tax Caps Benefit Oil Companies, Not Consumers
- May 5, 2008, WBEN AM 930:
Poloncarz: Gasoline Tax Cap Won't Work
- April 2, 2008, WBFO FM 88.7:
Erie County Cuts Cell Phone Use
- March 28, 2008, WNED AM 970:
Comptroller at Odds with Control Board over County Bonds
- March 26, 2008, WNED AM 970:
County Comptroller Suggests Unified Assessments
- March 26, 2008, WBFO FM 88.7:
Erie County Comptroller Pushes for Centralized Property Assessments
- February 20, 2008, WBFO FM 88.7:
Canadian Shoppers Give Erie County a Sales Tax Bonanza
- February 20, 2008, WNED AM 970:
Erie County Enjoys Sales Tax Growth
- February 6, 2008, WBEN AM 930:
Delegate Picture Unfolding For Clinton Supporters
- January 23, 2008, WBEN AM 930:
County Comptroller Watching Wall Street
- January 7, 2008, WNED AM 970:
Comptroller's Audit Highly Critical of ECMC Corp.
- January 7, 2008, WBEN AM 930:
Comptroller Issues Scathing Audit Of ECMC
TV Reports:
- December 23, 2008, WGRZ NBC-2:
Former Erie Co. Official charged with grand larceny
- December 23, 2008, WIVB CBS-4:
Atty. Gen. slaps felony charges on former parole chief
- December 19, 2008, WGRZ NBC-2:
Parole Chairman Resigns; "Missing" Laptop at His Home
- December 12, 2008, CAPITAL NEWS-9:
Cuomo dodges questions about Senate job
- December 10, 2008, WKBW ABC-7:
County Budget May be $15 Million out of Balance
- December 9, 2008, WGRZ NBC-2:
Erie Co. Legislature overrides every one of Co. Executive's vetos
- December 1, 2008, WIVB CBS-4:
Erie County lawmakers approve budget
- November 26, 2008, WGRZ NBC-2:
Erie County Lawmakers: No property tax hike
- November 26, 2008, WIVB CBS-4:
Lawmakers make budget plan cuts
- October 31, 2008, WGRZ NBC-2:
Erie County Comptroller Answers Tough Questions
- October 29, 2008, WKBW ABC-7:
Bickering Over Budget Balancing
- October 29, 2008, WIVB CBS-4:
Comptroller "Red Flags" Collins Budget
- October 28, 2008, WIVB CBS-4:
Mounting debt throws budget out of balance?
- October 28, 2008, WIVB CBS-4:
New addition to county red flagged
- October 27, 2008, WKBW ABC-2:
Legislature Questions Budget
- October 22, 2008, WGRZ NBC-2:
Erie County budget battle begins
- October 21, 2008, WIVB CBS-4:
Can washed out road be paid for?
- October 15, 2008, WIVB CBS-4:
Taxpayers on county salaries
- October 15, 2008, WGRZ NBC-2:
Some Big Raises, New Positions Part of Collins' Budget
- October 15, 2008, WIVB CBS-4:
Collins alone in budget plan?
- October 8, 2008, WGRZ NBC-2:
Your property taxes could be going up
- October 8, 2008, WIVB CBS-4:
Chance of county property tax increase
- October 7, 2008, WIVB CBS-4:
Businesses concerned as the Looney drops
- October 6, 2008, WGRZ NBC-2:
Wall Street Crisis Hurts Erie County Borrowing
- September 30, 2008, WIVB CBS-4:
Local representatives vote on bailout
- September 29, 2008, WIVB CBS-4:
Local reactions of Wall Street disaster
- September 29, 2008, WIVB CBS-4:
Erie County to borrow $75 million
- September 26, 2008, WIVB CBS-4:
Wall Street woes hit county
- September 25, 2008, WIVB CBS-4:
No loan deal results in comptroller bail out
- September 25, 2008, WKBW ABC-7:
Erie County will do the borrowing, so there's no cash crunch }
- September 25, 2008, WGRZ NBC-2:
Crisis on Wall Street Affects Control Board's Plan to Borrow
- September 17, 2008, WIVB-4:
Warning from Erie County Comptroller
- September 17, 2008, WGRZ NBC-2:
Erie County Comptroller Issues Warning Regarding Cash Flow
- September 17, 2008, WKBW ABC-7:
County e-mail investigation concludes
- September 16, 2008, WGRZ NBC-2:
Wall Street Woes Could Impact Local Governments
- July 31, 2008, WGRZ NBC-2:
Erie County budget woes?
- July 15, 2008, WIVB CBS-4:
Erie County comptroller looking for whistle blowers
- July 15, 2008, WKBW ABC-7:
Comptroller Calling for Whistleblower Policy
- July 15, 2008, WGRZ NBC-2:
New Ways You Can Report County Fraud, Waste and Abuse
- July 1, 2008, WIVB CBS-4:
Erie County ends year with multi-million dollar surplus
- June 25, 2008, WKBW ABC-7:
Email Investigation
- June 25, 2008, WGRZ NBC-2:
Fraudulent E-Mails Sent From Collins, Poloncarz Accounts
- June 20, 2008, WKBW ABC-7:
Borrowing battle headed to Albany
- June 16, 2008, WGRZ NBC-2:
Audit Shows "Opportunity for Fraud" in Erie County Social Services
- May 7, 2008, WGRZ NBC-2:
Erie County Lawmakers Ponder Gas Tax
- May 5, 2008, WGRZ NBC-2:
Will a gas cap actually help?
- May 5, 2008, WIVB CBS-4:
Erie County legislator looks for ways to save drivers money
- April 1, 2008, WGRZ NBC-2:
Collins Estimates $150,000 in Taxpayer Savings
- February 29, 2008, WIVB CBS-4:
Update: 100K Club at the Erie County Holding Center
- February 19, 2008, WGRZ NBC-2:
Comptroller Says Sales Tax Revenue in Erie County is Up By More Than 7%
- February 19, 2008, WKBW ABC-7:
Growth in Sales Tax Revenue for 2007
- February 6, 2008, WIVB CBS-4:
Erie County Executive Money Saving Plans
- January 7, 2008, WKBW ABC-7:
ECMC is Audited
- January 7, 2008, WIVB CBS-4:
Erie County Releases Scathing Report of ECMC
- January 7, 2008, WGRZ NBC-2:
Comptroller: ECMC Officials Concealed Payments to Buy Commercials
Press Releases:
- December 23, 2008: Poloncarz Issues Statement on Former County Probation Director
- December 12, 2008: Poloncarz Joins Cuomo in Announcement on Proposal to Reduce Spending
- December 10, 2008: Poloncarz Calls for Prescription Drug Card Program in County
- November 17, 2008: Poloncarz Announces Implementation of Electronic Payment System
- October 29, 2008: Poloncarz Releases Review of Proposed Erie County 2009 Budget
- October 24, 2008: Poloncarz Issues 3rd Quarter Report and Warns About Negative Issues
- October 10, 2008: Poloncarz Releases Sewer Dept. Audit
- October 7, 2008: Poloncarz Announces Receipt of Funds
- October 1, 2008: Poloncarz Comments on Credit Crisis and County Borrowing Issues
- September 23, 2008: Poloncarz Releases Audit of Erie County Senior Services
- Septmeber 17, 2008: Erie County Comptroller Mark Poloncarz Issues Serious Warning on County Cash Flow Position
- July 31, 2008: Poloncarz Issues Warning on Sales Tax Revenue and Borrowing
- July 18, 2008: Poloncarz Announces Erie County Receives Credit Rating Upgrade
- July 15, 2008: Poloncarz Announces Creation of Erie County Waste, Fraud or Abuse Tip Lines
- July 1, 2008: Poloncarz Announces Erie County Ended 2007 with a $9.3 Million Surplus
- June 25, 2008: Poloncarz Applauds State Legislature Passage of Legislation on Erie County Borrowing
- June 16, 2008: Poloncarz Releases Audit of Department of Social Services
- June 4, 2008: Poloncarz Releases Audit of Central Police Services
- May 19, 2008: Comptroller issues Warning on Bethlehem Steel Assessment
- May 1, 2008: Comptroller issues First Quarter Report for Erie County
- April 14, 2008: Poloncarz Alerts Local Governments
- April 9, 2008: Erie County Comptroller's Office Receives Prestigious International Award for Auditing
- April 1, 2008: Poloncarz Comments on Cell Phones
- March 25, 2008: Poloncarz Releases Major Report on Property Assessment
- February 21, 2008: Poloncarz Issues Report on New York State Executive Budget
- February 19, 2008: Poloncarz Announces Final 2007 Erie County Sales Tax Data Show Significant Growth
- January 9, 2008: Poloncarz Releases County Grant to Buffalo Zoo
- January 7, 2008: Poloncarz Releases Audit of Erie County Medical Center Corporation
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