Government & Politics
An uncertain start in 2024 for the Monroe County Legislature
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County lawmakers will have their first meeting of the year today, with the Democratic majority still split on who should be president of the legislature.
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County lawmakers will have their first meeting of the year today, with the Democratic majority still split on who should be president of the legislature.
Monroe County lawmakers voted down a proposal to allocate $1 million for a study of a public takeover of RG&E.
Monroe County Democrats this week won control of both the executive and legislative branches of county government. Behind their success is a voter enrollment advantage in the suburbs built over the last two decades.
Unofficial results also showed Monroe County Executive Adam Bello’s fellow Democrats winning a majority in the county Legislature.
On Nov. 7, the county executive office and all 29 Legislature seats will be up for grabs. The election outcome could put full control of county government in the hands of Democrats or Republicans.
The latest campaign disclosure reports show incumbent Adam Bello raised $150,000 and Republican challenger Mark Assini brought in $34,000 from July to October.
Michael Burns and Patrick Beath will assume the roles of deputy mayor and corporation counsel, respectively, replacing Patrick Cunningham and Linda Kingsley, who will retire at the end of 2023.
Pat Reilly received more than 50 percent of the votes from the county’s town Republican committee members.
Three candidates are vying for the position of Monroe County Republican Committee chair. All cite the need to revitalize the flagging party but differ on how to do it.
Why was nearly $100,000 from a single super PAC with downstate roots poured into a town board primary race in Brighton?