Rochester’s Police Accountability Board wants the ability to hire staffers, negotiate salaries and carry out other administrative functions.
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New initiative to combat gun violence unveiled
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Rochester is slated to get the second-highest amount from a total of $16 million in funding for workforce training and job placement programs.
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Former judge Rosenbaum accused of rape, sexual harassment
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The woman who served as secretary to Matthew Rosenbaum, the Monroe County Supreme Court justice who resigned in January 2020, has accused him of rape and alleges he subjected her to years of sexual abuse and harassment.
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Rochester diocese’s proposed settlement with insurers questioned
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The creditors committee’s attorney says the deal would either give abuse survivors short shrift or push the diocese into dire financial straits.
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Doran steps down as chief administrative judge
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The move comes after the surfacing of a 1988 photo of him in blackface. He plans to continue as a Supreme Court justice in the Seventh Judicial District.
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Video project scrutinizes RPD tactics
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Visual Studies Workshop next week will host a community talk-back on the film, “Holding the Line Against Police Violence,” which uses historical footage from its archives.
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Attorney general seeks to compel Kodak CEO’s testimony
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Letitia James’ petition alleges that James Continenza unlawfully traded company stock while confidentially negotiating a $655 million loan with the Trump administration.
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Abuse victims’ long wait
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The chairman of the creditors committee in the Rochester diocese’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy fears that church officials’ negotiations with insurance companies have stalled—and that some survivors could die before the case is resolved.
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A bid to reimagine public safety in Rochester
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The United Christian Leadership Ministries this week will host a Community Police Summit, on the heels of proposing a Community Public Safety Corps.
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Justice rules against GOP in ballot-line case
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Monroe County Republicans had sought to kick Democrats off the Working Families line.
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Why the Rochester civil rights suit is different
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A lawyer who helped file the class action that claims “racialized violent policing in Rochester” says body-worn camera footage could turn up “hundreds, if not thousands” of potential plaintiffs.