February 6, 2026 — On April 3, 2024, during a relatively normal day at Buffalo Psychiatric Center, three staff members—including one PEF member—were stabbed multiple times in an apparent premeditated...
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February 6, 2026 — The legal treatise, Lefkowitz on Public Sector Labor and Employment Law, stands apart as one of the most comprehensive books on New York labor and employment...
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February 6, 2026 — Physicians and PEF members at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo are at the forefront of research into treatment options for patients with NPM1-mutated acute...
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February 6, 2026 — On October 28, 2025, a destructive Category 5 storm made landfall in Jamaica. With wind speeds of up to 185 miles per hour, Hurricane Melissa was...
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February 6, 2026 — Pensions are almost as old as time. The first pension system in recorded history comes from the Roman Empire. During the rule of August Caesar, a...
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February 6, 2026 — The PEF Pride Committee is back up and running after former committee chair Sheila Ambrose had to step down for personal reasons. Erika Baker and...
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February 6, 2026 — The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan (NYSDCP) will be hosting educational webinars on enrollment and pre-retirement this month specifically for PEF members. The NYSDCP is...
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January 9, 2026 — As 2025 came to a close, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed the final bills passed by the Legislature, many of which addressed PEF priorities. ...
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February 6, 2026 — One vacant seat on the PEF Executive Board was filled in the January 2026 Special Election. David Mosier will occupy Seat 35 on the Executive Board,...
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