The commission will also examine policing policies, including use of force, as required under an order issued by Governor Andrew Cuomo.
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Local Democratic party infighting over elections commissioner post intensifies
The latest: some Monroe County Democratic Committee officials plan to conduct a mail-in vote for the party’s next elections commissioner.
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Mayor Warren opposes sex ed, STD vaccine bills
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren asserts her opposition to bills pushing for k-12 sex education and allowing minors to be treated and inoculated for STDs without parental consent.
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Commentary: If I were mayor . . .
A public shaming square at Parcel 5. Re-branding “Center City.” A funding stream for the arts. The crow as the official city bird. Fill in the Inner Loop. What would you do if you were mayor of Rochester?
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Mayor, City Council member trade barbs over Charlotte development
Mayor Lovely Warren and City Council member Jose Peo accuse the other of lying and playing favorites in the process of developing the Port of Rochester.
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Monroe County, Rochester won’t tax paper bags
A state ban on single-use plastic bags allows local governments to impose a 5-cent tax on paper bags.
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Fight brews over school governance
An exchange of emails obtained by CITY shows that state education officials drafted a plan to replace the Rochester school board with a state-appointed board for at least five years.
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Our choice for Rochester mayor: Lovely Warren
The City of Rochester is a fragile thing, with tremendous resources and seemingly great potential. But, like many cities in the US, it is facing enormous challenges. Poverty, unemployment, loss of business and industry, low academic achievement, violence, tension over police oversight and community relations, racism: No mayor and no City Council can solve those […]
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The week ahead: unions hold mayoral forum
Two public employees unions are teaming up to hold a forum for the three Democratic mayoral candidates. The forum will happen from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at East High School, 1801 East Main Street. BENTE/AFSCME Local 2419 and AFSCME Local 1635, which combined represent about 2,500 workers, promise the candidates will discuss […]
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Warren wins Dems’ committee votes
Mayor Lovely Warren will go into the Democratic Party’s convention on May 18 with enough support to become the party’s mayoral nominee after the first round of balloting. As expected, most members of the Democrats’ 27th Legislative District committee voted for Warren last night. The 27th, which is based in the city’s southwest neighborhoods, was […]
