A backroom deal on how to spend $25.4 million in American Rescue Plan Act dollars includes $6 million that will… Continue Reading Monroe County Youth and Senior Programming Fund Favors Wealthy Suburbs Over Less-Affluent Towns & City
County Executive Adam Bello excluded Legislators Mercedes Vazquez-Simmons and Rachel Barnhart from a briefing this morning about a $25.4 million… Continue Reading Legislators Demanding Accountability Again Excluded from ARPA Briefing
Check out Legislator Rachel Barnhart’s op-ed in the Rochester Beacon, I’m a county legislator. I can’t find out what’s going… Continue Reading Legislator Barnhart Pens Op-Ed in Rochester Beacon
The President of the Legislature has rejected Vice-President Mercedes Vazquez-Simmons and Legislator Rachel Barnhart’s legislation to require County Executive Bello… Continue Reading Legislator Barnhart Creates ARPA Tracker After Transparency Bill Blocked
Legislation submitted today by Vice-President Mercedes Vazquez-Simmons and Legislator Rachel Barnhart would require County Executive Adam Bello to provide regular… Continue Reading Legislation would require regular updates on ARPA
Legislators Mercedes Vazquez-Simmons and Rachel Barnhart voted with a majority of Ways and Means Committee members against the $6 million… Continue Reading Legislators Vazquez-Simmons and Barnhart Vote No on Starbridge Contract