July 1, 2021
Comments Off on Schumer, Gillibrand promote removal of Inner Loop North
U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand were in Rochester this week drumming up support for the removal of the Inner Loop North. The senators were pushing for the Reconnecting Communities Act and to make permanent an expansion of the ...
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September 10, 2020
Comments Off on Airport to receive funding for safety upgrades
Greater Rochester International Airport is slated to receive nearly $5.7 million in federal funding for improvements. The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the airport, which soon will be known as Frederick Douglass – Greater Rochester International Airport, $5.68 million ...
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August 4, 2020
Comments Off on Series available to help childcare centers reopen
PathStone Enterprise Center will team with Arkatecht beginning next week to host a three-part series to help childcare centers in the region reopen. The Zoom-based series, which begins Aug. 8, will help childcare providers learn how using technology to become ...
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June 26, 2020
Comments Off on Local hospitals to receive federal ‘safety net’ funding
Several hospitals statewide are slated to share nearly $300 million in emergency federal funding, including four in the Rochester metro area. U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Friday announced the “safety net” funding, which will provide health care ...
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May 11, 2020
Comments Off on Rural hospitals, health systems receive CARES funding
More than $264 million in federal funding has been made for rural hospitals, health systems and community health centers across New York, including several in the Rochester-Finger Lakes Region. U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Friday said the ...
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Dozens of New York localities will share an additional $2.4 billion in funding from the Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD), a part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The funds are to be used for ...
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February 7, 2020
Comments Off on Gillibrand, Schumer want onion pricing, trade examined
New York’s senators are crying for an investigation of onion prices, saying Canada is subsidizing growers north of the border who then have an unfair advantage when they sell their onions in New York. “New York State is home to ...
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June 26, 2019
Comments Off on Advanced manufacturing training benefits from federal funding
New York’s U.S. senators announced today that the state college system will be receiving nearly $8 million in federal funds to boost job training in advanced manufacturing, particularly for under-served and unemployed populations. The grant goes to the Research Foundation ...
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April 10, 2018
Comments Off on Schumer and Gillibrand question utilities on outages
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are putting New York power companies on the hot seat. The senators sent a letter Tuesday to the president and CEO of New York State Electric and Gas and of Rochester Gas ...
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