Justice & Public Safety
Court upholds Rochester’s sanctuary city status
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A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against the city, which first adopted a sanctuary city policy four decades ago.
Economy & Business
How Canandaigua’s Peacemaker Brewing landed $389,000 in state funding
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Documents provide an inside look at the Downtown Revitalization Initiative process that made Peacemaker Brewing one of 10 projects to share $9.7 million in state funds.
Justice & Public Safety
Telesca Center receives $90,000 in state funding
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The new state grant will support the Telesca Center for Justice, which brought legal services to over 50,000 Rochester residents last year.
Justice & Public Safety
In Brighton, a Nativity scene becomes a constitutional fight
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A town resident’s attempts to erect a Christmas Nativity scene in Twelve Corners town square, similar to Jewish and Muslim holiday displays, were met with silence from Town Hall. Now, he has sued the town, alleging violation of his rights to free speech, free exercise of religion, and equal protection of the law.
Justice & Public Safety
Safe Streets Task Force called ‘crucial’ by RPD
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The task force—whose investigation of a drug ring led to more than 20 arrests announced last week—is a partnership between the Rochester Police Department and federal law enforcement.