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We welcome your comments. Send them to themail@rochester-citynews.com, or post them on our website, rochestercitynewspaper.com, our Facebook page, or our Twitter feed, @roccitynews. Comments of fewer than 350 words have a greater chance of being published, and we do edit selections for publication in print. We don’t publish comments sent to other media. Barnhart gets […]
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It’s Bronson, hands down
CITY endorses Harry Bronson for State Assembly over challenger Rachel Barnart.
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POLITICS: Meet your pols
Monroe County has a vibrant political scene, but it also has a pronounced party divide. Democrats control the governments in the city and a couple of inner-ring suburbs, while Republicans hold the power in most of the towns. County-wide, there’s a sometimes fragile balance of power, which often makes the community a frequent battleground in […]
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Morelle gets high-level Assembly post
State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has selected Assembly member Joe Morelle to serve as the chamber’s majority leader. Morelle lives in Irondequoit and his district includes the town, Brighton, and parts of the City of Rochester. He also serves as chair of the Monroe County Democratic Committee. During an interview last week, Morelle said he’d […]
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Gantt, for good?
I’ve been skimming the postmortems on last night’s Democratic primary for State Assembly with candidates David Gantt, Jose Cruz, and John Lightfoot. The smart money was always on Gantt, but I don’t think anyone expected a blowout. The longtime incumbent earned more votes than Cruz and Lightfoot combined. Turnout was pathetic, but it always is. […]
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[UPDATED] Jose Cruz kicks off Assembly campaign
UPDATE (JUNE 4): José Cruz says that for too long the 137th Assembly District has lacked effective representation, and that’s why he’s waging a primary challenge against incumbent Assembly member David Gantt. Cruz kicked-off his campaign at the Public Market on Saturday. “We’ve been waiting 30 years,” Cruz says. “We’ve been at the back of […]
