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Monroe County legislators have approved a measure intended to strengthen the county’s ethics laws, Oak Hill Country Club is set to host the PGA Championship for the fourth time next month, and a massive project to rebuild and renovate rest stops along the New York state Thruway is behind schedule -- and reportedly way over budget.

Parents and community members shared their thoughts on the city school district’s budget this week, parts of New York State are still trying to recover the jobs that were lost during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and SNAP recipients are getting more money to shop at farmers markets in New York.

Rochester City School District leaders have one week left of budget deliberations before a vote next week on a proposed spending plan for the next school year, a doctor gives rabies care tips after a fox bites six people in Brighton, and judges in New York will have more discretion to jail people who are awaiting trial for alleged crimes under a budget agreement reached by Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders.

Protesters and counter-protesters came out Sunday over a drag story time hour at the Pittsford Recreation Center; many locals have had unwanted encounters with ticks; and a newly homeless cat who captured the hearts of millions of social media users has found her forever home — right here in Rochester.

Organizers of the PGA Championship at Oak Hill say they are working hard to ensure the safety of all spectators and participants, a Rochester police officer who was blinded in the line of duty was honored with the Governor’s Officer of the Year Award, and Gov. Kathy Hochul is highlighting several public safety measures that are included in the just-passed state budget.

There will be no taxpayer bailout for contractors rebuilding and renovating rest stops along the New York state Thruway, the first RSV vaccine is expected to be available by this fall, A federal jury convicted a Rochester man on charges in connection with the January 6th, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

New York state is banning natural gas stoves and furnaces in most new buildings in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, an investigation by the Albany Times Union found hundreds of examples of in-school corporal punishment have been substantiated in New York schools in recent years, local abortion rights supporters are working to protect access to the abortion pill.

Congressman Joe Morelle is proposing legislation designed to protect the right to privacy, a new community garden is set to be built in Rochester later this month, and New York will soon enact a law to protect the remains of Indigenous people and others found in unmarked graves.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams are calling on the White House for help in preparation for the arrival of up to 80,000 immigrants, and Empire State Development approved funding for two projects in downtown Rochester on Monday.

The Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport is preparing for the number of holiday travelers to reach and even surpass pre-pandemic levels, thousands of runners will hit the streets of downtown Rochester later today for the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge, and a state mandate regarding COVID-19 vaccinations at health care facilities across New York state will be ending.