The spending dwarfs anything before it in the DA’s race.
2019 elections
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It’s official: Democrats take Pittsford, hold GOP to single-seat majority in Monroe County Legislature
A count of outstanding ballots Thursday brings to a close the election of 2019.
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Monroe County GOP withdraws CABLE Act
The bill would have curtailed the power of the incoming Democratic county executive, Adam Bello.
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Rochester voters overwhelmingly approve Police Accountability Board
Rochester voters overwhelmingly approve Police Accountability Board City of Rochester voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the creation of Police Accountability Board, setting the stage for a legal challenge from the union representing city police. Whether to create such a board was put to voters in the form of a referendum that, with about 50 percent […]
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Early voting ends with nearly 13,900 ballots cast in Monroe County
The total represents about 3 percent of the county’s registered voters.
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Dinolfo talks up county spending on children and families
County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo’s proposed 2020 budget includes $560 million for social services and other programs for families and children. But half of that funding comes from the federal and state governments.
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Dinolfo starts rolling out her 2020 budget
County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo has renewed Budget Week again this year – three days of talking up what she views as the highlights of her 2020 spending plan – and she opened Monday by discussing jobs programs. The full budget, or anything beyond its basic $1.2 billion figure, isn’t available yet. Dinolfo will talk about […]
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CITY to end political endorsements
A better approach during campaign season is to thoughtfully report on and analyze individual issues and policies. Readers need to be informed. CITY can help in that regard.
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Police reform: advocates on what should come next
Police reform proponents say city officials don’t have to wait for a court decision to bring change to the Rochester Police Department. An accountability board is essential, they say, but additional reforms are also needed.
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The money race
Taxes: they’re what this year’s county executive race is fundamentally about. As Republican incumbent Cheryl Dinolfo and Adam Bello, her Democratic opponent, lay out how they’ll approach county government, they’re really talking about how they’ll spend money that comes from county, state, or federal taxes. They’re talking about how they’ll manage the county’s $1 billion […]
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Justice punted on Police Accountability Board
The ruling has thrust the Elections Board into a holding pattern and sown confusion among the electorate.
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Primary night results
The unofficial results are in: there were a few upsets, some seasoned incumbents also pulled through, and for one City Council seat and one city school board seat, the results are too close to call.
