The country is in a difficult place. A divisive election dominated by the contemptuous language of President-elect Donald Trump left much of the country with raw nerves. But the outcome was downright frightening to marginalized groups, particularly immigrants, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, and many women. And in the immediate aftermath of the election, those […]
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
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Gillibrand calls for funding change for bridge repairs
Elected officials have spent quite a bit of time over the last few years trying to draw attention to bridges that need repair. Late last month, for example, a group of Republican Assembly members joined Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks and Gates Supervisor Mark Assini next to the I-390 bridge over Trolley Boulevard in Gates. […]
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Gillibrand wants schools to emphasize manufacturing
Historically, the US economy has been built on making things: cars, shoes, satellites, buildings and the steel beams that go into them, and so on. But a massive shift has occurred. Companies shipped assembly lines off shore, and the remaining domestic factories became more automated. But the manufacturing industry still contributes $1.8 trillion to the […]
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Gillibrand pushes for brownfields bill
For more than 25 years, the Cunningham Carriage Factory building at 33 Litchfield Street in the Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood sat vacant. That changed when DePaul, a nonprofit housing and social services organization, bought the property and began developing it into housing. Now, construction crews are stripping the sturdy brick building down to its bones. From […]
