Some Local Groups May Lose Tax-Exempt Status

According to the Internal Revenue Service some local non-profit groups and organizations may lose their tax exempt status because of a new law that went into effect.

New York State Chamber office expenditures - August 2009 - September 2009

Western New York proposed state aid cuts to school districts, 2010-2011

You Paid For It: Salaries of Teachers and Administrators

A searchable online database including salaries of teachers and administrators employed by New York's public schools and colleges during the 2007-08 school year is now posted at SeeThroughNY.net.

DATACENTER: ELA Scores, See Your District's Numbers

The Buffalo School District, which has struggled in the past, showed marked improvement from last year. Search our database of school ELA scores.

See How Much Your County and Town Spends

A new "benchmarking'' database allows the public to see what the tax and spending rates are where they live, and compare them with other counties, cities, towns and villages.

DATACENTER: State Workers by Agency and County

2 On Your Side has a database of how many state workers are employed in New York.

DATACENTER: A look at Pork Spending in the State Budget

2 On Your Side has a database of pork spending in the 2009-10 budget. Use our database and search box below to find specific organizations receiving money.

Report from State DOT Red Flags Bridges in need of Repair

Find out if bridges you drive on are on a list that says they're structually deficient or functionally obsolete.

Database: Madoff's Client List

We have a searchable database of the listed victims of Bernard Madoff's alleged $50 billion ponzi scheme.

Earmarks Database For NY Congressional Spending

A newly released analysis of so-called earmarks or federal spending requests for specific Congressional Districts in New York finds a total of $ 726 Million in the 2009 Omnibus Spending Bill.

Stimulus Amounts set for School Districts

See how much money New York school districts will receive from the economic stimulus package.

Are Your School Teachers Qualified?

Under the No Child Left Behind law, every core public school class must be taught by a "highly qualified" instructor, but nearly half a million public school classes in 2006-07 were taught by a teacher who didn't meet that standard.

Datacenter: Unemployment Rates in New York State

Check this database for the unemployment status in each region of New York State

IRS Database for taxpayers who are missing Ecomonic Stimulus Checks

IRS database for taxpayers who are missing more than 279,000 economic stimulus checks totaling about $163 million.

Business First School Ranking: Middle Schools

Business First continues their annual school rankings and today they have ranked all 211 middle schools in Western New York.

Business First School Ranking: High Schools

Business First continues their annual school rankings and today they have ranked all 128 high schools in Western New York.

Business First School Ranking: Elementary Schools

Business First again has released its annual school rankings and today they have ranked all of the elementary schools in the 98 districts of Western New York.

DataCenter: Highest Salaries for WNY Public School Administrators

More than 200 officials at Western New York's 98 public school districts earn six-figure salaries, according to a Business First analysis of 2007-08 budget data.

Buffalo School District Holds ELA Celebration

District celebrates that 43% of third through eighth graders are performing at grade level on ELA.
WEB EXTRA: Download the ELA tests, teacher's directions, scoring key, and more

Database: School Violence in WNY

No local schools on state list of "Persistently Dangerous", but we have put together a database of crime in WNY schools.

State Graduation Rates: Much Work To Do

Some area districts are performing well above the state average, but in other districts there is still much work to do.
Click here to see our database on graduation rates and regents test scores

WNY High School SAT Scores

Data includes all Western New York public high schools and the mean SAT scores for students who graduated in 2007.

DATACENTER: Fishing in Western New York and throughout the State

Search for great fishing areas in Western New York and throughout the whole State.

DATACENTER: Does your vehicle have a defect?

This database is designed to provide you with a summary of active National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Defect Investigations. The investigations listed below are grouped according to make, model, the year(s) of the vehicle and the date the defect was recognized.