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A motion has been filed with the Public Service Commission to dismiss RG&E and NYSEG plans to raise rates. The motion has been filed by environmental and consumer advocacy groups. The organizations argue in the motion that the two utility companies are “legally deficit”, full of errors, and are “unjustified”. They also say it’s not […]
Some good news especially if you are a teen and are looking for a summer job! New York State has officially raised the minimum wage for fast-food workers. The minimum wage increased to $15 per hour as of Thursday. At the beginning of the year, the minimum wage increased to $14.50 outside of New York […]
Apparently, there has been a spike in COVID-19 vaccinations since the new guidance for masks. CNN reports people went to vaccines.gov to look up vaccination sites after the CDC announced the new mask guidelines. They recorded the second-highest number of visitors since the site went up on April 30th. CNN reports the spike in vaccination […]
Monroe County will raise wages beginning January 1, 2022. Hourly workers will make a minimum of $15 per hour. The wage rise was slowed by the pandemic but now shows wage equity and shows county employees’ work is a priority. County Executive Adam Bello made the announcement Monday. He also said the COVID-19 pandemic slowed […]
Well here is some interesting news if you are looking for a job. Chipolte announced employees could earn up to $100,000 in about three and a half years of employment. The company says that they are looking to hire 20,000 employees ahead of summer. Chipolte also said it is increasing its wages to an average […]
The University of Rochester said it plans to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2022. The university made the announcement on Wednesday and said the goal is to raise the wage by December 2022. They plan to implement the increase through two stages the first will be this year in December. The second phase […]
Rochester Regional Health suspended visitation to all hospitals in the Finger Lakes region because of the increase in COVID-19 cases. The suspension in visitations began on Sunday. Rochester Regional Health (Rochester General Hospital), Unity Hospital in Greece, UMMC in Batavia, Genesee County, and Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic in Clifton Springs. Also, Ontario County are […]
Here is some cautiously good news. The Rochester City School District released the graduation rate for the 2019 – 20 school year. The district reported that its graduation rate is 68.2%. The reason I say the cautiously good news is because the New York State Education Department has not confirmed these numbers. However, this is […]
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