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The rumor mill seems to have gotten ahead of itself. Word was going around last week that City Council was about to sign off on an agreement to sell or transfer the city's water system to the Monroe County Water Authority. Council never got any such proposal, but there is some
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The final, public version of an audit of the city school district, says that the School Board failed to establish safeguards over district finances. The state Comptroller's Office released the audit today, and Comptroller Tom DiNapoli discussed it during a 10:30 a.m. press event at the Powers Building. The audit contains
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This was supposed to be the year: the Democrats were going to take control of the County Legislature, and they were going to increase their presence in the suburbs. Instead, they lost control of Irondequoit, lost a supervisor's race in Mendon, and made no gains in the Lej. The party
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Watch out for that other shoe. Governor David Paterson has, for the last few months, repeated dire warnings about the state's budget problems - saying that over the next two years, there's a $15-billion hole to plug. The New York Times reports today that Paterson will balance the budget by
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It hasn't been a good week for Monroe County Democrats. As they announced that they couldn't find a candidate to run against Maggie Brooks, the news broke that City Councilmember John Lightfoot, a Democrat, has been charged with felony DWI. State police arrested him the night of July 26 after
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For Monroe County Republicans, this week's party convention was a time to celebrate Maggie Brooks' re-election bid. For Democrats - who are still seeking someone to oppose Brooks - the convention was a time to show unity. At last night's convention at the Unite union hall, everyone from party leaders
