Republicans alleged that the Working Families Party failed to properly authenticate its endorsements. A state judge disagreed.
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Assembly member Peter Lawrence will not run for re-election
Assembly member Peter Lawrence becomes the latest in a string of Republican state legislators to announce he will not run for re-election this year.
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Special election to replace ex-Rep. Chris Collins expected to coincide with presidential primary
Republicans cry foul over linking the special election to the presidential primary, saying it will give Democrats an unfair advantage.
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Funke won’t run in 2020
Senator Rich Funke is following in the footsteps of several other Republicans who, facing a future in the Senate minority, have opted to leave the chamber altogether.
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Monroe County GOP withdraws CABLE Act
The bill would have curtailed the power of the incoming Democratic county executive, Adam Bello.
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Nojay’s life, and death, made an impression
Bill Nojay was one of the Rochester area’s leading conservative voices, and with good reason: the man left an impression, whether you agreed with him or not. Nojay, a State Assembly member, talk radio host, and former head of the Rochester Genesee Regional Transit Authority, killed himself last week. The 59-year-old stunned the community by […]
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It’s Bronson, hands down
CITY endorses Harry Bronson for State Assembly over challenger Rachel Barnart.
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The presidential race and the hatred within us
We elected Barack Obama as president, but the hatred erupting now is a reflection of who we are, too.
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GOP passes foolish bill to kill carbon-reduction plan
The House of Representatives has passed a pair of resolutions meant to scuttle an Obama administration carbon emissions reduction plan, and intended to undermine international climate treaty negotiations under way in Paris. The Republican members of the Rochester and Finger Lakes region House delegation should be ashamed of their votes. (The roll for the first […]
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GOP responds to Styk switch
The Monroe County Republican Party says that Legislator Dorothy Styk defected to the Democrats because she lost support in her local committee, and she faced a challenge from another candidate. “In just over a year, Dorothy’s weak performance as county legislator caused the Perinton Republican Committee to lack confidence in her ability to support lower […]
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Styk defects, joins Legislature Dems
County Legislature Democrats have poached a member of the Republican caucus. This morning, Democrats announced that Republican Legislator Dorothy Styk will switch her party enrollment and will caucus will their side. That means that Democrats will control 11 of the Legislature’s 29 seats. Styk, whose district covers parts of Perinton and East Rochester, was appointed […]
