BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo will decide its next mayor this November and the Democratic primary is coming up fast. Five candidates took to the stage Tuesday night with WIVB News 4 and D'Youville University to debate topics on the minds of Buffalonians.

Here's what Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon, State Senator Sean Ryan, Councilman Rasheed N.C. Wyatt, former Fire Commissioner Garnell Whitfield, and Buffalo native Anthony Tyson-Thompson had to say.

City budget

The city budget was approved late last month, which includes a hotel bed tax and the sale of the city’s parking ramps in order to address a $70 million structural deficit.

Scanlon described the budget as "an opportunity," while Wyatt, one of two councilmembers who voted no to pass it, said leadership in the city continues to make t

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