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The leader of the Monroe County public safety laboratory has been replaced after a scathing report from the state inspector general.Janet…

Budget hearings at Rochester City Hall include a focus on public safety early this week.City Council members are questioning a number of departments,…

Cleaning up 114 brownfields cost state taxpayers $1 billion in tax credits, according to a new report from Environmental Advocates of New York…

The morning-after analyses are focusing on the lift Republicans have gotten. But bear in mind that a lot can happen between now and November.

Rochester City Council begins discussion of Mayor Tom Richards’ budget proposal this week.City Council Finance Chair Carolee Conklin spoke with WXXI’s Bob…

Just a few weeks after President Obama visited the Capital Region, an important member of his cabinet was also in town.Energy Secretary, and Nobel Prize…

After five years of design and demolition, the Midtown Rising Project is moving into the construction phase.Rochester Mayor Tom Richards says the first…

Former President Clinton and President Obama had a famously rocky relationship. But the days when Clinton tried to help his wife, now secretary of state, defeat Obama in the 2008 primaries are ancient history. Now, for better or worse, Clinton is Obama's highest-profile advocate.

Mitt Romney gets enough delegates, in some counts, to go over the top in his bid for the GOP nomination. But his celebration is upstaged by Donald Trump. Plus: The Texas GOP goes into overtime to find a Senate nominee, Rep. Thad McCotter plans a write-in campaign, and a look ahead to Wisconsin.

Advocates including the Occupy Albany movement and clergy pushing New York's proposal to raise the minimum wage are gearing up for the final four weeks of…