Investigative Post

2 On Your Side has teamed up with Investigative Post, a non-profit investigative reporting center focused on issues of importance to Buffalo and Western New York. Investigative Post and 2 On Your Side both believe in strong watchdog and investigative journalism that hold powerful accountable and give a voice to the voiceless. On this page you will see content co-produced by Investigative Post and 2 On Your Side, as well as stories developed by Investigative Post, led by founder and editor Jim Heaney. Heaney is a 25-year veteran reporting on issues around Buffalo and Western New York.

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Investigative Post: One-on-One With Bernie Tolbert

7:59 AM, Jun 15, 2013

The Democratic candidate for mayor of Buffalo recently sat down with Investigative post editor, Jim Heaney.

Ugly Month For Sewer Overflows in Erie County

7:15 PM, Jun 11, 2013

For the first time, the numbers are flowing in on sewer overflows across the state and it isn't pretty.

New Peace Bridge Group Formed

12:16 AM, Jun 7, 2013

The Peace Bridge Authority has seen a lack of progress for years, and now some Buffalo-area business leaders want to see change.

History & Numbers Don't Support Gov. Cuomo's Peace Bridge Claim

6:41 PM, May 28, 2013

An analysis by Investigative Post found that nearly half of the $192.5 million spent or committed by the authority's governing board since 1992 has been earmarked for work on the American side.

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Roads to ruin?

June 17, 2013

Posted in Media

Erie and Niagara counties have lost population since 1990 – and added 525 miles of new roads, largely to accommodate sprawl. The cost to taxpayers is some $26 million a year. An interesting take from Buffalo Rising.

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Link between air pollution and learning disabilities

June 17, 2013

Posted in GreenPost

Researchers have found a link between traffic-related air pollution and more attention deficits in young boys in Boston. The researchers from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in Manhattan said this is the first time that an association is made between black carbon exposure and decreasing attention skills among low-income, urban children. The study found [...]

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Q&A: Mayoral candidate Bernie Tolbert

June 15, 2013

Posted in Co-produced with WGRZ,Featured,Q & A

Bernie Tolbert is challenging Byron Brown in the Sept. 10 Democratic primary for mayor. Tolbert, 65, is a Buffalo native with an extensive background in law enforcement. He worked as an agent and supervisor with the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1980 to 2001. His assignments included special agent in charge of FBI operations in [...]

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Peace Bridge bill may be DOA

June 14, 2013

Posted in Co-produced with WGRZ,Featured,Outrages & Insights

I suspect a number of newspaper readers and television viewers surmise that the Peace Bridge Authority is about to go bye-bye as a result of Wednesday’s approval by the state Legislature of a bill that would dissolve the authority that operates the Peace Bridge next year unless its governing board acts in accordance with state [...]

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Fact checking Cuomo on the Peace Bridge

June 13, 2013

Posted in Co-produced with WGRZ

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Raw interview footage of Jim Heaney answering questions from WGRZ’s Michael Wooten and Jeff Preval about latest developments involving the Peace Bridge.

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