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Yesterday, House lawmakers approved new legislation aimed at protecting the right to vote, amid a wave of restrictive new elections laws from Republican-controlled state legislatures. This bill was named for John Lewis, the Georgia congressman, and civil rights leader, who died last year. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 had been weakened by a pair […]
Yesterday morning at 12:01 am, Governor Kathy Hochul was sworn in as the new and first-ever women New York State Governor. Just hours after officially becoming the governor of New York State, Hochul outlined several priorities, such as COVID-19 and ethics. COVID was a large part of her inaugural address, with schools about to […]
At midnight today, August 24th, Kathy Hochul made history as the first woman to serve as New York governor after now-former Governor Andrew Cuomo officially stepped down. This Buffalo Native and 62-year-old Democrat were sworn in as the state’s 57th governor during a private ceremony at the state Capitol at 12:01 am, where Janet DiFiore, […]
Monroe County, RochesterWorks! and the Chamber of Commerce are hoping a new program will help stop the violence in Rochester. ROC Seeds will take $450,000 in state funding to offer resources like job training and transportation for at-risk youth. It will also help participants find employment, subsidizing their pay at $15 an hour for the […]
CNN Anchor Chris Cuomo, brother of Andrew Cuomo, has recently opened up about New York Governor’s resignation. Chris Cuomo said that he ultimately advised his brother to resign amid a sexual harassment scandal, saying he “never imagined it was something he would have to do.” During Cuomo’s resignation, Chris was not on air. After a […]
Current and soon-to-be-former Governor Andrew Cuomo has officially filed for retirement, confirmed by the New York State Comptroller’s Office. As the law stands right now, Cuomo will be eligible to receive a state pension. His retirement will go into effect on September 1st. According to the New York State Comptroller’s Office, as of July 31st, […]
Yesterday, President Joe Biden defended his decision to withdraw the U.S. military from Afghanistan despite the Taliban takeover of the country and the unfolding in its capital of Kabul as people crowd the airport in an effort to flee. He stated; “I am president of the United States of America, and the buck stops with […]
Given the current state of affairs, New York State Assembly has decided to end its impeachment inquiry into Governor Andrew Cuomo on August 25, after the governor’s resignation is due to take effect. Over the past five months, the Assembly Judiciary Committee had been investigating Cuomo and his administration to determine whether to move forward […]
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will become the state’s first female governor on Aug. 24th. This comes after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned. But if the name Kathy Hochul sound familiar? That’s because she is from Western New York. After serving as Erie County’s clerk, Hochul made national headlines in 2011 when she ran for Congress […]
Our incoming governor and current lieutenant governor of New York Kathy Hochul says that she is ready to take on the role of governor. Hochul vowed to fight for New York residents and maintain a workplace environment that will never be described as “toxic.” The Buffalo native delivered a brief address yesterday, her first public […]
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