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Politics is all about power. Yeah, that’s a little cliché, but it’s also the easiest way to explain what’s happened in the Monroe County Legislature over the past year or so. Since Democratic County Executive Adam Bello took office in January 2020, two different power struggles have been playing out in the Legislature, where Republicans hold a one-seat majority over Democrats. Rifts in the local Democratic Party over the selection of an elections commissioner and other matters led four Democratic legislators to break away from their colleagues and form the Black and Asian Democratic Caucus.
Rochester First reports:
“’We are now in the phase of vaccination where we really need to understand what it is that is going to help people understand all the details behind the vaccine and get ready to be vaccinated,’ said Albert Blankley, Chief Operating Officer at Common Ground Health.”