Politics

The 3rd Chapter of the State of the City address was presented by Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren this week, The video presentation focused on the success of the city prior to the pandemic, efforts to assist employers, and plans to improve wages for local healthcare workers. The address included the city’s Office of Community Wealth. Which […]

After executing more than 1,300 people over 400 years, Virginia’s Governor, Ralph Northam, signed legislation abolishing capital punishment.  This makes Virginia the first Southern state to abloish capital punishment and many believe this is a big step toward change. The article states: “It’s a move that experts and death penalty abolition advocates say has great […]

On Monday, Boston’s mayor Marty Walsh resigned from his post to become President Joe Biden’s labor secretary, paving the way for former city councilor Kim Janey to taking over as mayor. For over 100 years, Boston has had an Irish-American and one Italian-American mayor. Now, a Black Woman will be in charge. “History will be […]

Some staff members at the White House were let go of their duties for admitting past use of marijuana. White House staffers were required to disclose past marijuana use and those that admitted for using it were told not to worry about anything and that it would be overlooked. According to reports some staffers were […]

Now that the COVID-19 Relief bill has gone through and Americans have begun receiving their stimulus checks in the mail, the Biden administration is beginning preparations for its next White House priority: a $3 trillion investment package on infrastructure and domestic needs. In a meeting with Senate Democrats on Monday, Biden discussed building the foundation […]

Three legislative packages are being proposed in Albany for mental health treatment. One would expand who can diagnose patients and connect them to further treatment. Those permissions would include licensed mental health counselors, if the bill is passed. Another would allow practitioners to bill Medicaid directly for services. The third would allow insurers to cover counseling outside […]

The IRS has announced late Wednesday that they are planning on delaying this year’s tax deadline to mid-May. According to Democratic Reps. Bill Pascrell of New Jersey and Richard Neal of Massachusetts, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the new deadline will be May 17. The adjustment comes as a result of […]

The call for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign amid many sexual harassment allegations and the way he handled the COVID-19 nursing home deaths has been growing louder and louder over the past week. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Kristen Gillibrand are now among the majority of New York congressional Democrats who […]

Recently, Vice President Kamala Harris swore in former Rep. Marcia L. Fudge to serve as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The US Senate confirmed her 66-34, and she became the sixth African American to join the Biden Administration cabinet. Before becoming Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Fudge was elected by the 111th district […]

According to an announcement by White House press secretary Jen Psaki, payments from the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package that was recently signed into law by President Joe Biden will begin to arrive by this weekend. The bill initially passed in the Democratically controlled House of Representatives before narrowly passing in the Senate. There […]