The number of Monroe County children receiving subsidized day care decreased between 2007 and 2013, and the incomes of families receiving the subsidies are also trending downward, according to an updated analysis from the Center for Governmental Research. CGR released its initial analysis of Monroe County child care subsidies in November, and the report identified several […]
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Changing my mind about charter schools
Right now, 10 charter schools are operating in the City of Rochester. Soon, you can expect to see more. The Farash Foundation plans to award up to $1 million in grants to spur charter growth in the region. While the grants will be available to selected charter schools in Monroe and Ontario Counties, nearly all […]
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Cuomo’s big gamble to create new jobs
We’re a long way from getting a casino in Rochester, but the idea keeps raising its head –currently by the governor himself. So I keep poking around, collecting studies on the impact of casinos on their communities. And my conclusion, based on what I keep finding, is that any municipality thinking about embracing a casino […]
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Rochester’s apartment boom
For more on this topic: See Mary Anna Towler’s “City should turn down University Ave. project” in this week’s Urban Journal. This is a corrected version of this story. If you’ve been trying to track down Rochester Mayor Tom Richards, odds are good you can catch him at a ribbon cutting. Voters Block, Bridge Square, […]
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Police reorg brought faster response
Reorganizing Rochester’s police department improved response time and reduced overtime costs: That’s the finding of a new study by the Center for Governmental Research, a draft of which was obtained by City Newspaper. The reorganization was carried out by former Police Chief Bob Duffy, and it has become an issue in the Democratic primary campaign […]
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So tell me again: why are we doing this?
It’s been a winter of tension and pain for many Rochester students and their families. First, there was the deliberation over closing public schools, and the announcement that one, School 37, will close in June. Then, last week, the state announced that it will close two of Rochester’s four charter schools. The idea has […]
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Cut the Medicaid budget? It won’t be easy
Can New YorkState really stop spending so much money on Medicaid? And do it without hurting people? Or will the money we save now just cost us more in the end? Once again, the governor is promising to do something about Medicaid. In his budget address last week he warned, again, that Medicaid […]
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Cut the Medicaid budget? It won’t be easy
Can New YorkState really stop spending so much money on Medicaid? And do it without hurting people? Or will the money we save now just cost us more in the end? Once again, the governor is promising to do something about Medicaid. In his budget address last week he warned, again, that Medicaid […]
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Cut the Medicaid budget? It won’t be easy
Can New YorkState really stop spending so much money on Medicaid? And do it without hurting people? Or will the money we save now just cost us more in the end? Once again, the governor is promising to do something about Medicaid. In his budget address last week he warned, again, that Medicaid […]
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Small minds, small ideas
So now we’ll do city planning by opinion poll. The Democrat and Chronicle, WOKR TV, and WXXI had the polling company Zogby International ask MonroeCounty residents whether they want a casino, and the answer, apparently, is a fairly strong yes. A slight majority — 51 percent — want one. Only 38 percent don’t. The rest […]
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Win? Lose? Draw?
Mall magnate Tom Wilmot made his proposal for a downtown Rochester casino official last week, in an article published by the Democrat and Chronicle. And tucked away amidst the glitzy renderings of a drastically altered Main Street was an independent assessment of the casino’s social and economic impact. Prepared by the Center for Governmental Research, […]
