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One month ago, India Walton had just lost her race for Buffalo Mayor. This morning, hear her talk of that and what’s next. Also the medical director of Buffalo Schools and Governor Hochul both talk about the Omicron variant of COVID, and if it’s Friday—It’s Theater Talk.

A little less than one week before the ballots are counted, hear from Buffalo-area workers pushing for a labor union at a Starbucks. Go inside Buffalo’s oldest continuously operating manufacturer. Hear about a looming decision on overtime hours for farm workers, and from school districts struggling with Native American mascots

New US Attorney Trini Ross speaks on social justice, and WBFO’s Emyle Watkins looks at the debate over masking in the Erie County legislature. Also what the US Supreme Court abortion debate could mean in NYS

Another Democrat is now running for Governor, the current one is slowly working on some new COVID rules and Buffalo can once again claim a world record form the 11-day Power Play

A look at the growing problem of maternal morbidity. Also New York legislators want a bigger bolder climate change agenda. And watching the Omicron COVID variant, WNY hospitals are changing their visitation rules.

Hear a Black Friday shopping discussion with Buffalo's Burt Flickinger, a nationally known retail consultant and the managing director of Strategic resource Group in NYC