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A bill was passed to extend New York’s State moratorium on evictions. The extension will last until January 15th. Critics say the $2.7 billion in federal fund program was not fast enough to distribute help with rent payments. Democrats are also hoping Governor Hochul will provide some change too, with a faster more responsive distribution of funds […]

Would you put your kids in a Uber or Lyft to take them to school? That could be the situation in the city of Chicago. Public Schools families are scrambling to find transportation to school. The reason, a mass bus driver resignation that officials attributed to anger over a vaccine mandate. Mayor Lori Lightfoot said […]

In the annual ‘Companies That Care’ list from PEOPLE magazine, Wegmans takes the number one spot on the slideshow. The list highlights organizations that show care, respect, and concern for workers and their communities. Wegmans not only took the top spot, but 2021 marks the fifth year it has appeared on the rankings. PEOPLE cited […]

Yesterday marked Governor Kathy Hochul’s one-week anniversary since taking office. Governor Hochul held her first coronavirus briefing with a focus on the Delta variant and announced $65 million in funding for local governments to administer booster shots. The governor made her briefing at the University of Buffalo’s Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Governor […]

Within the last 3 to 4 days there has been almost 10 shootings with 3 resulting in homicides. Throughout this year leading up summer the shooting and homicides in Rochester were at the highest ever, It suddenly slowed down when it was announced that  Federal law enforcement were coming to reduce the violence. We have […]

While many were excited for the long-awaited Kayne West album, ‘Donda,’ it was revealed by Ye that Universal Music Group released the album without notifying him. Ye took to Instagram to address this issue: View this post on Instagram A post shared by ye (@kanyewest) However, regardless of Kanye West’s claim, Variety reported that an […]

Yesterday, protesters gathered outside the University of Rochester Medical Center rallying against mandatory COVID-19 vaccines. Just last week, URMC made the announcement that all employees must receive at least one dose of the vaccine by Sept. 27, and information related to requesting an exemption would be provided to employees soon. Ashley, a nurse who was […]

Although she has been many times before, Buffalo Native and Governor Kathy Hochul visited the New York State Fair for the first time as New York Governor. When asked about “What was it like coming to the fair for the first time as Governor Hochul,” Governor Hochul responded with: “It’s emotional I’ve come here many […]

During Governor Kathy Hochul’s announcement of incoming lieutenant governor, State Senator Brian Benjamin, Hochul wore a gold-colored pendant that sent a message. The nameplate necklace had a single word: “Vaxed.” According to the CDC, As of Thursday, 78.9% of New Yorkers over the age of 18 had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 […]