legislation

The Senate just overruled the President’s veto on the National Defense Authorization Act, making this the first congressional override in the 4 years that Trump has been in office. The NDAA will raise pay for the troops, set rules and regulations for how and when weapons will be purchased and set military policies. It was […]

New legislation proposed by Congressman Joe Morelle could help jumpstart the Rochester local economy and bring new industries into the city. The “Innovation Centers Acceleration Act” being proposed is trying to bring federal money into innovation hubs across the country and leaders believe that Rochester is one of those areas. “This is really to build […]

If you receive SNAP benefits you may be able to use them to shop online for good very soon. Legislation passed the bill in late July and now only needs Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign it into law. The bill “authorizes the use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to purchase online groceries in accordance […]

How would you feel about being automatically registered to vote when you go get your license at DMV? There is a real possibility that it will happen in the next couple of years. The New York State Legislature passed automatic voter registration in New York State. Under the legislation, you would be automatically registered to […]

Mayor Lovely Warren has put together new programs that will help to prevent city residents from being evicted. She will present the new legislation to City Council Tuesday. The coronavirus has affected many city residents financially from the loss of income due to being out of work. Because of this Mayor Warren created programs that […]

What is going on with the Democratic party here in Monroe County? The divisiveness is rampant but the question is why? Jackie Ortiz was selected by her party to serve as the Democratic Commissioner for the Monroe County Board of Elections. However, some members of the legislature didn’t appoint her to the position Tuesday night […]

Black-ish actress Marsai Martin has decided to team up with the Urban School Food Alliance and the Student Voice Coalition to pay school lunch fees for every child in America. According to a press release, “School Lunch for All is a national campaign led by The Soze Agency and Galaxy Gives to ensure that school […]

2020 has been a year we will never forget, a year of change, and a year of discovery. This year has been filled with ugliness and beauty, the worst and the best of humanity. It has been in a strange way about balance. In all things have to find the good to balance circumstances or […]

On Saturday, officials in Mississippi passed legislature that would make changing the state flag legal. Two thirds of the Mississippi House voted for the resolution and Mississippi State Governor Tate Reeves agreed to sign the bill if it came across his desk. Earlier in the week, the Governor said, “a vote of the people the […]

When Congress passed the COVID-19 relief package in May, over $100,000 in the for of stimulus checks went to incarcerated individuals. While the legislation doesn’t exactly exclude inmates, the IRS is actively seizing the funds that were sent, using the guidelines on Social Security to justify their action. The Social Security Act refuses incarcerated people from receiving certain types of […]