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2010 NEWS ROOM

Newspaper Articles:

July 27, 2010, The Buffalo News: Collins calls for 20 percent cut in budgets

July 8, 2010, The Buffalo News: Study fire coverage system

July 7, 2010, The Buffalo News: Poloncarz grilled on fire consolidation report

June 30, 2010, The Tonawanda News: State owes Erie County $131 million

June 20, 2010, The Buffalo News: Fire volunteers feeling the heat

June 16, 2010, The Buffalo News: Report recommends study to merge volunteer fire departments

May 28, 2010, The Buffalo News: Judge allows Poloncarz access to information on county ethics panel

May 18, 2010, The Buffalo News: Release the records

May 13, 2010, The Buffalo News: County vs. feds on stimulus funds' use

May 11, 2010, The Buffalo News: Credit rating posts gains in scores from two agencies

May 8, 2010, The Buffalo News: Showdown looms in Erie County

April 26, 2010, The Buffalo News: Overtime stresses jail budget, workers

April 25, 2010, The Buffalo News: Crunch may help new cultural group make its mark

April 20, 2010, The Buffalo News: As culturals await 2011 for county money, GOP connections pay off

April 20, 2010, The Buffalo News: Erie County offers card aimed lowering drug costs

April 10, 2010, The Buffalo News: Poloncarz urges county to spend money in ‘dormant accounts’

April 6, 2010, The Buffalo News: Comptroller claims his office found abuse

April 1, 2010, The Buffalo News: Cuomo announces expansion of pension investigation

March 24, 2010, The Buffalo News: County IDA pays firm $150 hourly fee for PR

March 16, 2010, The Buffalo News: Holding Center gets cleaning for federal visit

March 13, 2010, The Buffalo News: County Legislature staff reshuffling may not result in savings

March 12, 2010, The Tonawanda News: Surplus spurs debate between Collins, Poloncarz

March 5, 2010, The Buffalo News: State inspectors sent to county jail

March 4, 2010, The Buffalo News: Sheriff pledges to cooperate with state jail inspectors

March 4, 2010, The Buffalo News: 3rd suicide reported at county jail in 4 months

March 4, 2010, The Buffalo News: Lineup pay pads wallet of jail superintendent

February 26, 2010, The Buffalo News: Jail chief's raise fails in Legislature

February 25, 2010, The Buffalo News: Deal would keep county control board active until 2023

February 14, 2010, The Buffalo News: Day care practices prompt questions

February 13, 2010, The Buffalo News: Collins reaches accord with control board...

February 7, 2010, The Buffalo News: Errors add to loss from tax breaks

January 25, 2010, The Buffalo News: Key panel's top chair is empty amid county rift

January 21, 2010, The Buffalo News: Parents plead for continued child care subsidy

TV Reports:

July 27, 2010, WIVB CBS-4: Erie County may face deep cuts; layoffs

July 27, 2010, WGRZ NBC-2: Erie County facing possible $36m deficit

July 7, 2010, WKBW ABC-7: Plan to Consolidate County Fire Stations Comes Under Fire

July 7, 2010, WGRZ NBC-2: Western New York Volunteer Firefighters Speak Out About Consolidation

June 29, 2010, YNN Buffalo: State owes Erie County

June 16, 2010, WIVB CBS-4: Comptroller: fire departs should merge

May 27, 2010, WGRZ NBC-2: Judge Rules in Favor of Erie County Comptroller in Ethics Board Audit Case

May 12, 2010, WIVB CBS-4: Erie County is owed major money

April 26, 2010, WGRZ NBC-2: Comptroller: Erie County Wasted Nearly $1M Fighting Holding Center Lawsuit

April 1, 2010, WIVB CBS-4: Cuomo takes aim at pension padding

March 4, 2010, WKBW ABC-7: Poloncarz Calls on County Attorney to Resign

February 23, 2010, WKBW ABC-7: Sheriff proposes pay raise for jail superintendent

February 8, 2010, WIVB CBS-4: Comptroller: PILOT Program Mismanaged

Radio Reports:

June 17, 2010, WNED AM 970: Poloncarz reviews costs of volunteer Fire Companies

June 17, 2010, WBFO 88.7 FM: New report recommends fire district mergers in Erie County

June 16, 2010, WBEN AM 930: Poloncarz: County Should Look at Consolidating Fire Companies

June 14, 2010, WBFO 88.7 FM: County sales tax numbers up but New Yorkers still concerned about economic future

March 4, 2010, WNED AM 970: Comptroller Calls on County Attorney to Resign

March 4, 2010, WBEN AM 930: Comptroller Calls For County Attorney to Resign Over Jail

February 23, 2010, WNED AM 970: Revenues Rebound in Erie County, Slump Elsewhere

January 19, 2010, WBFO 88.7 FM: Public hearing set on day care funding cuts

Press Releases:

June 18, 2010: Comptroller Comments on Collins Agreements with Department of Justice on Jail Suicides Issue

June 16, 2010: Comptroller Issues Report on Cost of Fire Protection in Erie County

June 11, 2010: Erie County's Sales Tax Numbers are Significantly Higher for April 2010

May 5, 2010: Fitch Ratings Now Grades Erie County in the "A" Category

April 20, 2010: Erie County's Credit Rating Now in "A" Category

April 19, 2010: Poloncarz Comments on Erie County Prescription Drug Discount Card Program

April 15, 2010: Poloncarz Releases Review of Cultural and Public Benefit Funding

April 6, 2010: Poloncarz Announces new Electronic Payment System for Parks

April 5, 2010: Poloncarz Comments on Medicaid Traumatic Brain Injury Vendor Payments

April 1, 2010: Poloncarz Comments on Health Clinics

March 25, 2010: Poloncarz Comments on Property Assessment Policies

March 4, 2010: Statement of Mark Poloncarz Concerning Suicides at Holding Center

February 5, 2010: Poloncarz Releases Audit of Erie County Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOTs)

January 26, 2010: Poloncarz Reports Significant Response to Borrowing RFP

January 11, 2010: Poloncarz's Auditors Pass Peer Review

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