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A solid grounding in the facts is the foundation of all good public policy. Improving our community means understanding the lives of people who live here in specific, quantifiable ways. The information below helps tell the story of life in the Buffalo-Niagara region.
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April 13, 2024
Registration Open for Uniting on the High Road: A Conference on Economic Justice at the Local Level
In cities across the United States, everyday people are working to transform our democracy by strengthening their voices in local government, shaping an economy that works for all, and reimagining public safety and health. They are organizing locally to imagine and build a new future where people …
February 27, 2024
SAVE THE DATE: Uniting on the High Road Conference
Uniting on the High Road: A Conference on Economic Justice at the Local Level will take place on June 20-22, 2024 in Buffalo, NY. Hosted by Cornell University ILR Buffalo Co-Lab and Partnership for the Public Good, with community and academic partners from across Buffalo and nationwide, the …
January 26, 2023
New Policy Brief: Raising and Indexing State Minimum Wage Would Have a Large Impact on Women, People of Color, and Immigrants in Western New York
Our latest policy brief by Sam Magavern, Russell Weaver, and Haley Smith examines the potential impact of raising the state's minimum wage for workers in Western New York. The authors conclude that the legislative proposal to raise New York’s minimum wage gradually to $20 by 2026 in …
May 31, 2022
Buffalo News: "Racist attack highlights sparse supermarket options in Buffalo's largely Black neighborhoods"
By: Stephen T. Watson | May 31, 2022 The Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue, targeted by an avowed white supremacist in a massacre that killed 10 Black people, is the only supermarket within the 14208 ZIP code and a wider section of Buffalo's East Side. The closest full-service grocery …
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Uniting on the High Road ConferenceJune 20, 4 pm-June 22, 2024 1:30 pm
Partnership for the Public Good, Cornell ILR Buffalo Co-Lab, national and local partners and experts
Uniting on the High Road: A Conference on Economic Justice at the Local Level will take place on June 20-22, 2024 in Buffalo, NY. Hosted by Cornell University ILR Buffalo Co-Lab and Partnership for the Public Good, with community and academic partners from across Buffalo and nationwide, the …
Open Data Buffalo WorkshopDecember 6, 2023, 12-1:30 pm
Kirk McLean, City of Buffalo's Chief Innovation Officer
What is Open Data Buffalo? What’s available? How can I use it?
Open Data Buffalo WorkshopDecember 6, 2023, 12-1:30 pm
Kirk McLean, City of Buffalo's Chief Innovation Officer
What is Open Data Buffalo? What’s available? How can I use it?
Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo: Dayatra Amber on The Public GoodJune 20, 2023, 10:30-11 am
Dejia James
This week on The Public Good, we're joined by Dayatra Amber, a Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo committee member. She discusses the rich history of the Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo and uplifts this year's celebration. Visit the Buffalo Juneteenth website here.
