Members of the Rochester City Council, Rochester school board, and County Legislature will hold a special meeting today, Monday, August 22, to discuss recent changes to the schools modernization project. The Rochester Joint Schools and Construction Board voted against a proposed project labor agreement for Phase II of the $1.3 billion project to modernize city […]
Maggie Brooks
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Yet another scandal: now have we had enough?
If we care about the future of this community, and this country, we need to stop shrugging off these scandals.
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Feedback 1/6
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Maggie Brooks hired at RTS
The speculation is over: outgoing County Executive Maggie Brooks has landed a gig as an RTS executive. Brooks has been tapped to be the transit agency’s vice president of strategic initiatives, a move that’ll probably come as a surprise to few. RTS officials recently created the position to better connect and work with regional groups, […]
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We remember Maggie Brooks
The good, the bad, and the ugly of Maggie Brooks’ 12 years as Monroe County executive
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Where’s Maggie Brooks going?
Maggie Brooks has been a fixture in county government for two decades, acting as Monroe County executive for the last 12 years and before that, county clerk. But in just a couple of months, term limits will force her from office. But Brooks says she isn’t going away — and no one expects her to […]
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County Republicans punt on microbead ban
A Democratic proposal to ban the sale of personal care products containing plastic microbeads may not doomed after all. Republicans on the Monroe County Legislature’s Agenda/Charter committee last night referred the measure to the county administration for further study. Members of the GOP caucus have said that the issue should be handled at the federal […]
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The great LDC extinction
Cheryl Dinolfo’s pledge to eliminate local development corporations in Monroe County may be less a stand for integrity than a reflection of the fact that LDC’s just aren’t as useful to governments as they once were. Dinolfo, a Republican, announced her bid for county executive last month. She has been pegged as current county executive […]
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Brooks budget reduces funding for day care subsidies
Monroe County Maggie Brooks says she expects to take heat for decreasing county funding for day care subsidies in her 2015 budget proposal. Brooks presented the proposal tonight. As part of Brooks’s $1 billion-plus plan, the county would spend approximately $42 million on child care programs. But most of the money would come from state […]
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Untangling the 2014 election results
The election was influenced by a mishmash of national and state issues, the appeal
of individual candidates, and low turnout — all of which resulted in a
Republican wave.
