The City of Rochester approved the use of Red Light Cameras. We can debate the Public safety or big brother aspects or converting public safety into revenue opportunities aspects another time.
The governmental arm known as the Rochester City Council approved their installation.
Well, they have to be installed somewhere right? Well, how about on the traffic [...]
Via Moule over at City news - he asks/states these questions implications.
Plans for a new RBTL theater at Midtown were always a little tentative - RBTL officials haven’t yet chosen the site. But Duffy was the one working on the city’s behalf to bring it to Midtown. So what happens with that [...]
Chairman Cox, says, “No”.
On the other hand, every office on the ballot, with the exception of Comptroller will have a primary. The competition for the Gubernatorial candidacy has been particularly interesting with 4 challengers, and counting, in the mix. From Capitol Tonight/ YNN:
Cox, who not only drafted Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy into the [...]
No, this is not an April Fool’s leftover… or is it? Via New York Post:
Sources close to Andrew Cuomo are pushing back on reports, which come from multiple sources, that his camp has debated the possibility of Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks — a Republican — joining him as a running mate.
The sources said there [...]
Welcome to the week that was on Rochesteturning. Last week it was all health care and this week it is All Health Care too - April Fools. I suppose the only April Fools are the G-NO-P who are still looking for the pretty colored horses on the horizon with funny names. Meanwhile, back in the [...]
The latest to weigh in on the mayorial control debate — Maggie Brooks. The County Executive offered to sit down with Mayor Duffy to outline her ideas about the best way manage the Rocheser City Schools. She proposes establishing COMEEDA, a new county authority.
“It’s quite simple,” explained Brooks. “We have years of experience with this. We [...]
Those covering the ROBUTRAD trial must find the testimony entertaining at some level. Maggie is a hero for calling the cops. James Smith is taking the bullet and Robert Morone well, here is his account via the D&C.
Robert Morone, the key figure in the Robutrad Corp. scandal, contended Friday that he has been portrayed [...]
We talked earlier this week about Maggie Brooks being called to testify, and although she has not yet been called, county officials are painting an incriminating picture of Jim Smith’s reaction when he discovered Robutrad’s misuse of county time and materials. The D&C reports today:
Testifying in Smith’s trial in County Court on misdemeanor charges of [...]
Maggie Brooks could very well end up testifying against former deputy county exec, Jim Smith in the Robutrad case. From today’s D&C:
County Executive Maggie Brooks is likely to be among those to testify in the criminal case against her former deputy, James Smith.
Opening arguments are scheduled to begin today in Smith’s trial. [...]
Last week was a difficult one for those of us engaged in the political arena. To no one’s surprise life goes on. The Massa story continues to play out. But there were other stories. The mayoral control debate is heating up and there is posturing, poor decisions on projects like Medley Centre and the Rochester [...]
From CityNews:
County Executive Maggie Brooks will not run for the 29th Congressional District seat.
Brooks announced her decision in a statement this morning.
Now that there is an open seat for the NY-29th - which GOP candidate will run? Tom Reed is still in, but Jill come lately, otherwise known as Maggie Brooks is still being bantered about. Funny that when the seat wasn’t open - Maggie Brooks steered clear of it leaving the sacrificial lamb duties to [...]
Welcome to the week I wish that wasn’t on Rochesterturning. Massa, Paterson, Rangel …. the only good news from an individual politician was that Harold Ford has decided not to run. (although there is now an open House seat in the NY-29th).
Let’s start from the top.
Federal level
The implosion of Eric Massa: In three days [...]
(Ladkiddo here - in light of recent events, this seems trivial, but the news must go on.)
Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, don’t you know that anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law? It’s on all the cop shows. I think it’s part of the Miranda Rights, right? Anyway, [...]
We knew it was coming, but nobody can ever, really be prepared for this:
Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks is already making moves to run for the upstate New York seat of retiring Democratic Rep. Eric Massa, and plans to make a final decision about a campaign by next week.
A spokesman for the Republican official told [...]