55th District Democratic Candidate for State Senate Jen Lunsford conceded the race to incumbent Republican Rich Funke on Wednesday morning, after pulling off a surprising election night finish that came within a few thousand votes of defeating him. Lunsford actually won the Monroe County portion of her district, but lost to Funke in Ontario […]
New York State’s chief of economic development says “you’re playing long ball” when you’re talking about the state’s investment in Photonics. Howard Zemsky of the Empire State Development Corporation testified today before a joint legislative budget committee in Albany. State Senator Rich Funke of Rochester asked about the future of Rochester’s Photonics Center after the […]
New York’s highest court has ruled that Democrat Steve Glickman can’t run for the state Senate in November. The Court of Appeals ruled this afternoon that Glickman isn’t eligible to run against Republican Senator Rich Funke…. because he doesn’t meet the state’s five-year residency requirement. The court ruled after hearing arguments in the case […]