ALBANY—The Buffalo News' Bob McCarthy reports this morning that former boxer "Baby" Joe Mesi, who unsuccessfully ran for the State Senate against Mike Ranzenhofer, is now on the state payroll.
Austin Shafran, a spokesman for State Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith, told McCarthy that Mesi will work as the director of the new Buffalo Read More
The ad, which is about 30 seconds long, is airing on AM 930 WBEN, and is sponsored by Focus on the Family. It praises Mesi's Republican Read More
That's the tally oin the State Senate, with Republicans holding a one-seat lead, a razor-thin hold on the chamber that the party has controlled for almost all of the last 70 years.
In past election cycles, the overall contest has come down to a few competitive districts. This year, a Read MoreThe appearances stand in contrast to a Read More
