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On Tuesday, New York held its Democratic Presidential primary and Former Vice President Joe Biden swept the polls, winning against the 10 other candidates that were no longer campaigning. The Associated Press called the victory 8 minutes after the polls closed. Biden had already won the democratic nomination and has positioned his campaign to go […]
COVID-19 has drastically changed the way that Americans go about their daily lives and many are concerned about how that will affect this year’s election. In Kentucky, there are usually 3,700 polling stations statewide but this year they will only have 170. Officials have said this is due to the coronavirus, but others are concerned […]
After everything we have seen and heard from President trump the last past couple of weeks, it’s safe to say a lot of us have the same sentiments as Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The Governor was recently on CNN Newsroom with Jim Sciutto who asked Cuomo why does he think the President is outspoken on mail-in […]
The results are in from the Rochester City Council vote on its budget from Tuesday night and it has been approved. There was one member who voted against – Mary Lupien. She chose her stance because she doesn’t think that the budget defunds the police department enough. The budget fully finances the Police Accountability Board, […]
NAACP is one of 60 organizations calling on Congress to cancel student loan debt as part of the next stimulus package. The coalition of organizations also includes, American Federation of Teachers, and the National Consumer Law Center. They noted that 43 million Americans would benefit from student loan forgiveness. The letter endorsed various proposals already […]
Officials at the treasury department are beginning to suggest that Americans should receive another round of stimulus checks to aid in the economic hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been a couple of different ideas being floated around. One, which was passed by democrats in the senate, is called the HEROES Act. It […]
There are 10 U.S. military bases named after confederate generals in the south that have been a subject of controversy for decades. Calls for renaming the bases have escalated after the death of George Floyd. The bases were built before and through World War II, and were named in the Jim Crow era. Efforts to […]
Breonna’s Law is named after 26 year old Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot by Louisville Metro Police who stormed her apartment to serve a warrant in the early morning hours of March 13. The no-knock clause of the search warrant was a part of a narcotics investigation that was taking place. When Breonna’s boyfriend […]
President Trump is not taking chances at an up coming rally. Having people in attendants sign a waiver to promising that they will not sue if they contract COVID-19 while at the event. According to Variety.com the wavier says; “You are acknowledging that an inherent risk to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people […]
Your vote matters. We want you to make sure your voice is heard so here is the information you need to vote. If you need to check your voter information click monroecounty.gov If you need to register to vote click voter registration The deadline to register for primary election was June 3 but you can […]