Rapid testing saves school days, keeps kids healthy Monroe County Legislator Rachel Barnhart calls on Governor Kathy Hochul to immediately revise New York’s Covid-19 school guidelines to allow a safety protocol called “test to stay.” Right now, New York requires a negative PCR test to return to class after a child is exposed to Covid-19… Continue Reading Barnhart calls on governor to allow “test to stay” in schools

Legislator Rachel Barnhart appeared on WXXI Connections to discuss the success of a Covid-19 vaccination clinic in her neighborhood. The event featured $100 gift cards for those who got vaccinated, plus food trucks, fun and heavy promotion. The formula led to many times the number of people getting vaccinated as expected. She is working to… Continue Reading Barnhart Pushes for Vaccine Incentives

Monroe County Legislator Rachel Barnhart introduced two separate bills that would help restaurants amid a rise in use of third-party food delivery services, such as Grubhub and DoorDash. The first bill, The Food Delivery Fairness Act, would not allow third-party food delivery services to list restaurants on their platforms without written authorization. Restaurants do not… Continue Reading Barnhart introduces two bills to help restaurants amid rise in third-party delivery services

Cap expires on Sunday, July 11 with the last remaining Monroe County COVID-19Emergency Order ROCHESTER, NY – Monroe County Executive Adam Bello today was joined by County Legislator Rachel Barnhart and local restaurant owners to call upon the Monroe County Legislature to adopt the third party delivery service fee cap as a local law. The third-party… Continue Reading Bello, Barnhart & restaurant owners call on Legislature to adopt cap on third-party delivery service fees

Watch WROC-TV coverage. ROCHESTER, NY— Monroe County Executive Adam Bello, joined by Legislators Rachel Barnhart and Jackie Smith, Michael Ray and members of Reconnect Rochester, today signed Carrie Ray’s 3-Foot Passing Law to Protect Bicyclists, requiring motorists to maintain a distance of at least three feet when passing a cyclist. The law is named in… Continue Reading Carrie Ray’s 3-Foot Passing Law Signed by Bello

Statement from Legislator Rachel Barnhart following primary win on June 22, 2021: It’s a great honor to serve the 21st District. I’m so proud to have the strong support of voters in yesterday’s primary election. Thank you to everyone who displayed a lawn sign, donated, and voted. I am excited to continue working for us.… Continue Reading Thank You

ROCHESTER, NY — Monroe County Executive Adam Bello and the Monroe County Democratic Caucus this week introduced a package of amendments to the County’s Code of Ethics that address issues of harassment and sexual harassment, and limits County employees and officers from doing business with County government during and after their employment or term. “The… Continue Reading Monroe County Executive Adam Bello and Democratic Legislative Caucus Introduce Amendments to the County Code of Ethics

(April 9, 2021) – Vehicles would have to pass bicycles at a minimum distance of 3 feet, if a bill introduced by Monroe County Legislators Rachel Barnhart (D-21) and Jackie Smith (R-2) becomes law.  The announcement will be held at the Hungerford building, East Main Street, at 2:15 on Friday April 9, 2021 recognizing the… Continue Reading Proposed Law Would Require Drivers to Pass Bicycles at 3-Foot Minimum Distance

Read WXXI’s coverage of the Task Force. Read Minority Reporter’s coverage of the Task Force. Read Rachel’s Master Degree project on Bridging the Digital Divide in Rochester. Rochester, NY – Monroe County Executive Adam Bello is pleased to announce the creation of the Monroe County Advisory Task Force on Broadband. The Task Force will include… Continue Reading County Executive Bello Announces the Creation of Monroe County Advisory Task Force

Legislator Rachel Barnhart issued this statement in response to the closure of the Carlson Metro Center YMCA: “YMCA’s have closed urban locations across the country in recent years. What makes this particularly painful is that the YMCA chose to invest in the most affluent suburbs instead of the city, where its services are needed the… Continue Reading Statement on Closing of Downtown Y