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Our political analyst Bob McCarthy says a lot of what gets done in Washington is based on seniority, and our region is about to lose nearly two decades of it in the House of Representatives.
The various camps have been jostling behind the scenes for position and speculation has already begun about who might fill the congressional seat based in Buffalo.
Higgins will oversee a CT police department coping with a falsified traffic ticket scandal and the challenge of filling about 260 vacancies.
Energy drinks typically contain high levels of caffeine, added sugars and stimulants; caffeine levels in some of the beverages also have crept up over recent years.
Higgins made the announcement Sunday morning at the Buffalo History Museum after nearly 20 years in Congress.