In 2018, the state recommended that Monroe County hire a monitor for its Child Protective Services.On Monday, two years later, County Executive Adam Bello announced that the county had hired the Bonadio Group, a local accounting and consulting firm, to serve as that monitor.
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Attorneys urge Dinolfo, legislators to scrap pending harassment law
The law would make it illegal for a person to intentionally “annoy, alarm or threaten the personal safety of” a first responder.
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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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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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Dinolfo will sue state over driver’s license law
Monroe County government is getting ready to sue the state over the so-called Green Light Law, which clears the way for undocumented immigrants to get drivers licenses. Last night, the County Legislature voted 17 to 10 — along party lines — to authorize Republican County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo to sue the state. Dinolfo says she’s […]
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Dinolfo plans to sue over driver’s license law
Monroe County is probably going to sue New York State over a new law that will give undocumented immigrants the ability to apply for a driver’s licenses. The state Senate and Assembly passed the Green Light Bill last week during the final sprint of this year’s legislative session, and Governor Andrew Cuomo promptly signed it. […]
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County exec race will be Dinolfo versus Bello
County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo has received the Republican Party’s official backing for her reelection bid, and Democrats have designated County Clerk Adam Bello as their candidate against her. Both parties made the designations during their conventions Wednesday night, officially solidifying the match up that many in local politics and media have expected for a couple […]
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Bello is running for county exec
Democrat Adam Bello announced Saturday morning that he’s running for county executive. But his candidacy was hardly a secret by that point: some city and suburban Democratic Committees had already designated him as their exec candidate. It’s been rumored for months that Democrats were interested in fielding Bello, the current County Clerk and former Irondequoit […]
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Bello candidacy may pay off for Dems
County Clerk Adam Bello is running for county executive, a development that’ll shock hardly anyone following local politics. Bello has risen through the local Democratic party, serving on the staff of then-Assembly member Joe Morelle’s, working as the top staff member at party headquarters, twice winning election to the Irondequoit town supervisor’s job, and then […]
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The State of Our County: divided and complacent
Dinolfo’s State of the County was mostly cheery, boosterish talk, a description of a happy, successful place. But below that surface is a harsh reality.
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Rochester acts to protect immigrants
Rochester officials and area activists are responding with concern to the Trump administration’s immigration plan. The deportations are likely to have a serious impact in Upstate New York, not only in rural areas, where immigrants are working on farms and vineyards, but also in cities, whose residents include refugees from countries the administration is targeting. […]
