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Gov. Hochul provides eligibility details for 2nd COVID-19 booster shots

Governor Kathy Hochul on Saturday provided information to New Yorkers about their eligibility for second COVID-19 vaccine booster doses.
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Mon, 04/04/2022 - 8:38am
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Avian influenza found in Monroe County

Bird flu has been found in Monroe County. That word came Friday from County Executive Adam Bello and Commissioner of Public Health Dr. Michael Mendoza.
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Fri, 04/01/2022 - 12:55pm
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Area college presidents to honor Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

More than a dozen area college and university presidents are taking a symbolic step to honor the Ukrainian president. They plan to award honorary degrees this spring to Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Fri, 04/01/2022 - 12:24pm
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Senator Gillibrand says her 5-point plan will cut prescription drug costs

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand appeared in Rochester on Friday to promote her five-point plan for lowering the cost of prescription drug prices.
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Fri, 04/01/2022 - 1:01pm
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New program seeks to address bias and racism in the state's court system

Local activists and the New York seventh judicial district are seeking volunteers for a project that addresses implicit bias and racism in the state’s Court System.
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Wed, 03/30/2022 - 1:12pm
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Monroe County COVID-19 cases rise, but hospitalizations are not following suit

Top Monroe County officials are reporting that the county continues to experience an increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases. But officials said that they are not seeing a corresponding increase in the region’s hospitalization numbers.
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Wed, 03/30/2022 - 1:12pm
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Government watchdog groups are pushing for ethics reform in the New York state budget

Government watchdog groups are making a push to include ethics reform in the state budget, and while Gov. Kathy Hochul promised to overhaul the state’s troubled ethics oversight commission, the Legislature has not agreed to the proposal so far.



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Wed, 03/30/2022 - 1:12pm
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Hochul breaks silence on plan to change the state's bail reform laws

Gov. Kathy Hochul says she's in the "right place" with her plan to change the state's bail reform laws and predicts some elements of the proposal will be in the final state budget.

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Fri, 03/25/2022 - 1:02pm
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