On October 19th New York State’s environmental agency will begin enforcing a ban on single use plastic bags at grocery stores and other retailers.
New York Public Interest Research Group
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Supporters and opponents of plastic bag ban find fault with proposed state regulations
After March 1, grocery stores, clothing shops, big-box retailers and others in the state will no longer offer single-use plastic bags to shoppers.
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Buying power
A new report from the New York Public Interest Research Group says that state legislators representing the Rochester region relied heavily on campaign donations from lobbying and special interest groups in 2012. | The report says the 18 legislators representing counties in the Rochester region brought in $2.1 million from lobbying firms and their clients, […]
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Campaign mystery mail
Some voters in the 55th State Senate District have received campaign mailers ripping Democratic candidate Ted O’Brien for failing to take ethics training required as a member of the Monroe County Legislature. The mailers are factually wrong. O’Brien did take the training and he’s got the documentation to prove it. But the mailings highlight a […]
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News briefs 1.29.03
Interfaith says peace As First Rogue George W. Bush tries to conjure an excuse for “pre-emptive” war on Iraq, hundreds of national organizations, community and student groups, unions, etc., are signing up for the peace movement. One new signer is the Interfaith Alliance of Rochester. Calling itself “a growing and diverse interfaith community […]
