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ConnectionsIn 2015, Jackie Augustine lost her bid for mayor of Geneva by just 14 votes. Then, she dusted herself off and launched a 501c3 called BluePrint Geneva,…
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We continue our series of conversations about the recent report released by the RASE Commission. Co-chairs Bill Johnson and Muhammad Shafiq join us to…
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COVID-19 is having a financial impact on local and state governments. New York state projects a loss of nearly $63 billion through the 2024 fiscal year.…
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ConnectionsMost police officers do not live in the cities they serve. That's not necessarily the case in smaller towns, but it's true in cities like Rochester and…
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ConnectionsThe New York Times asks a provocative question: why are people so unhappy in some of the most ostensibly booming American places? For example, California…
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Has it gotten too hard to strike it rich in America? Economics writer and professor Noah Smith says it has. Writing for Bloomberg, Smith writes that many…
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ConnectionsWe sit down with Jonathan Gruber, an economics professor at MIT who says Rochester is set to become one of America's growth engines. He’s in Rochester to…
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ConnectionsPresident Trump promised tariffs when he was a candidate. Now that he's delivering, some business leaders are expressing shock and concern.But why is this…
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ConnectionsWhen you see a label that says, "Made in America," it may not mean what you think it does. A recent piece in the conservative publication, the National…
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ConnectionsWhat has the narrative been about wage growth and the wage gap in this country? The narrative has reflected the reality, which is that for decades now,…