Category: Featured News, State/National News
And Now There are Five: Demond Meeks Joins Campaign for 137th Assembly Seat
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net The Democratic field for the 137th state Assembly District is at five and counting. Demond...
This Valentine’s Day, Show Your Love for Frederick Douglass
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Now that Frederick Douglass is out from under the trees next to Highland Bowl and at the...
City Eighth Graders Invited to Say What They’d Do “If I Were Mayor”
Mayor Lovely Warren set her mission as creating more jobs, safer and more vibrant neighborhoods and better educational opportunities....
Time to Talk About Patterns of Racism
The community will have two opportunities to have conversations about individual, institutional and structural racism during Black History...
Hidden Tax Increases on Airline Tickets Won’t Fly
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA NEWSWIRE – Why is it that poor people are always asked to pay more in America? Last year, I...
City Says Employee, Vendor Tax Forms Mishandled on Internal Computer Network
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net The city’s Office of Public Integrity is investigating why the procedure for handling tax...
RSCD Layoffs May Not Provide Enough Budgetary Relief
It’s already hard enough to keep good teachers around. Roughly 57% of organizations view employee retention as a problem — and...
TSA Catches Two Handguns at ROC Airport in 2019
Two handguns were detected at checkpoints at the Greater Rochester International Airport in 2019, according to the Transportation Security...
Mayor, School Board President React to Governor’s Proposal for RCSD Monitor
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net The mayor is praising a proposal to have a “monitor” of the Rochester City School...
Rochester Tenants Endure Asbestos and Unlawful Evictions
Although Rochester was recently rated the snowiest place in the state, the city was also recognized for its hot real estate market. In...
