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House Democrats, led by Hakeem Jeffries, are holding up DHS funding amid a partial shutdown, demanding immediate ICE reforms. Speaker Mike Johnson hopes to pass the bill by Tuesday, but GOP support is uncertain. Partial government shutdown expected to extend longer than anticipated – ABC News
The Trump administration is freezing more than $10 billion in social services and childcare funding to five Democratic-led states over alleged fraud involving non-citizens. The states deny wrongdoing and say the move is politically motivated. Exclusive | Trump freezes $10B in funding to five blue states for child care, social services over fraud fears | […]
President Trump signed an executive order to stop federal funding for NPR and PBS, saying public money shouldn’t support what he called biased news. The order tells the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to end both direct and indirect funding to the two networks by June 30. Trump argued that government-funded media is outdated and […]
The New York State Education Department has awarded $34 million in expansion grants to 64 school districts for pre-kindergarten programs for the 2024-25 school year. This funding aims to support a 180-day pre-k program. Local districts benefiting from these grants include Gananda Central School District ($434,230), Livonia Central School District ($356,622), Medina Central School District […]
Rochester, N.Y. – Monroe County Executive Adam Bello has announced the opening of the online application portal for Community Festival Funding, marking the second year of financial support for local events. The 2024 Monroe County Budget has earmarked at least $250,000, a $50,000 increase from the previous year, to bolster community festivals. Applications for festivals […]
The City of Rochester and Monroe County are set to receive nearly $1 million in healthcare funding. The funding is meant to help low-income and underserved city and county residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. With the existing healthcare worker shortage in New York State, the programs will provide training and education for city and […]
A quick update on the Police Accountability Board. The Rochester City Council is now asking for more funding to investigate complaints. According to News10NBC they obtained a letter with City Council asking for $60,000 more to investigate the PAB. The Rochester City Council has brought in outside counsel to investigate the personnel complaints from the […]
Governor Kathy Hochul announced funding up to $75 million dollars across New York State to create nine new Intensive Crisis Stabilization Centers across the State that will assist any adult, child, or adolescent experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Rochester was one of the nine regions that was chosen. https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-75-million-awards-develop-new-intensive-crisis-stabilization-centers
Governor Kathy Hochul announced there is help available for low and middle-income families for heating this winter. There is $90 million available in federal funding for home heating this year. Homes that use natural gas for heating could get $465 if you are eligible. If you use kerosene, oil, or propane you may be eligible […]
If you are not able to pay your utility bills due to the pandemic there is assistance available. New York State has funds available for families that did not receive help from New York’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is offering help to those eligible for one-time payments through the […]
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