Elijah Cummings’ closing statement serves as a warning that in our civic behavior, we’re risking a lot right now.
Mary Anna Towler
Mary Anna Towler is a transplant from the Southern Appalachians and is editor, co-publisher, and co-founder of City. She is happy to have converted a shy but opinionated childhood into an adult job. She credits a grandfather for instilling in her a love of politics. And she makes no apology for her liberal views.
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Blackface, photographs, and America’s racism
Calling for people to resign lets us treat racism as an individual problem, not a systemic one. And racism’s a systemic problem.
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Trump bars key Planned Parenthood funding
President Trump today issued a rule barring federal Title X funding for family planning groups that provide abortion services or abortion referrals.
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Our national emergency
We’ve let a succession of presidents do this. And in the process, we’ve been chipping away at the Constitution.
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Council schedules third forum on Police Accountability Board
City Council has set a date for the third, and last, public forum it will hold on its legislation to create a Police Accountability Board.The forum will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 21, in the City Hall Atrium.
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Rochester school board approves Aquino response plan
The Rochester school board is meeting this afternoon to vote on a plan to improve district operations, in response to a critical report by state-appointed Distinguished Educator Jaime Aquino. The board has posted the plan on its website.
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Police, community, and the gap in trust
City Council is considering major changes in the way Rochester handles civilian complaints about police conduct. Supporters and Council members say the changes could improve public trust in the police, which will help officers. How police will feel about the change is another matter.
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Council continues study of Police Accountability Board
City Council expects to vote at its March 19 meeting on legislation to create a Police Accountability Board rather than in February, as first planned.Council President Loretta Scott says the vote has been delayed to allow additional public input.
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Weather delays forum on Police Accountability Board
City Council has postponed the third public forum on the proposed Police Accountability Board because of this week’s bitter cold and high wind.The forum was to have been held Thursday, January 31.
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Do you know how to fix Rochester’s schools?
The city school district faces enormous challenges. Wrong decisions, by elected officials and the public, will have terrible consequences.
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Third Dem wants Spaull’s Council seat
A third candidate says he wants to be the Democratic candidate for the East District City Council seat, a position now held by Elaine Spaull. Neighborhood leader Bryce Miller announced his plans this morning.
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Council nearing vote on police oversight reform
[UPDATED] One of the most important reforms in recent Rochester history – changing the way the city handles complaints about police conduct – is likely to be voted on by City Council in February. After months of study, Council released its proposal last week for a Police Accountability Board with broad powers. Council held the […]
