The City of Rochester says if the president does send immigrants seeking asylum to Rochester, it will welcome any and all who arrive here. Mayor Lovely Warren released a statement Monday saying Rochester is proud of its status as a Sanctuary City. As the home of Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony, the mayor […]
Governor Cuomo is circulating a petition calling on President Trump to directly denounce white supremacists. Cuomo says after what he calls the “Deadly and ugly” events in Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend, the president should clearly condemn white supremacists and neo-Nazis including Richard Spencer and Jason Kessler, the organizers of the white supremacist rally in that […]
Leaders of the University of Rochester are condemning proposed cuts to federal research spending by the Trump Administration; cuts they say could do harm to U.S. global leadership in science and technology, as well as the University of Rochester and the entire community. UR President Joel Seligman, Provost Rob Clark and UR Medical Center CEO […]