A new federal program, Emergency Broadband Benefit, will provide low-income residents with a monthly stipend to help pay for internet service.
Joe Morelle
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Morelle leads Mitris in re-election bid to Congress
Joe Morelle led by about 20,000 votes on Election Day, but tens of thousands of absentee ballots have yet to be counted.
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Morelle says he contacted RIT about LaMar, but denies seeking her firing
Representative Joe Morelle acknowledged Tuesday that he contacted RIT to inquire about Sabrina LaMar, but denied seeking to have her fired.
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Waiting game awaits Rep. Joe Morelle after ethics complaint
Whether Morelle will be investigated for an alleged ethics violation is far from certain, but history suggests any probe would be thorough and aggressive.
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Monroe County legislator alleges Rep. Joe Morelle tried to get her fired
Monroe County Legislator Sabrina LaMar alleged in a complaint to Congress that Rep. Joe Morelle tried to have her fired. Mayor Lovely Warren backs LaMar’s complaint.
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Vacancies complicate 2020 elections
New York has three big election days coming up this year: the presidential primary on April 28, the regular primary on June 23, and the November 3 general election.
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Wilt launches second Congressional bid
Robin Wilt will challenge incumbent Democrat Joe Morelle.
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Immigration finds some common ground in local survey
Large majorities of Democrats and Republicans in the 25th Congressional District share ‘common ground’ on immigration issues.
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Morelle: begin Trump impeachment proceedings
[ UPDATED ]National media are reporting that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to announce an impeachment inquiry later today. Rochester-area Representative Joe Morelle has joined the list of House Democrats calling an impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump. In a statement issued early this afternoon, Morelle referred to recent allegations that Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]
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Midterm election brings change and caution
The 2018 midterms were volatile and contentious, and some sort of change was perhaps inevitable. Professional prognosticators said a Blue Wave would put Democrats in control of the House of Representatives, which it did. And Democrats in New York made good on predictions that they’d flip control of the state Senate. The power shifts in […]
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High stakes in Maxwell vs Morelle
Most voters in Monroe County know who Joe Morelle is. He’s spent the past 30 years in elected office, the vast majority of them in the State Assembly. Morelle has had a seat there since 1991 and has served as its majority leader – second in command to the speaker – since 2013. But this […]
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Election Day 2018
For today: Everything you need to know for the upcoming November 6th election day. And tonight: we’ll post results here after the polls close.
