Education
American Schools Lack Playtime, According To New Research
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American schools are lacking in playtime, according to new research in the American Journal of Play.
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Hoping To Cut Wait Times, Schumer Wants More Funding For Social Security Offices
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“They haven’t kept up with the backlog, and one other reason — this is a good reason — we’re living longer.”
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Legislation Would Tax Home Sharing Platforms Like Hotels In New York
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When a guest books a trip to New York through an online platform, these taxes would be automatically charged and collected.
Education
Comptroller Says New York’s Education Department Should Improve School Safety Plans
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“Without strong direction or oversight from the state education department, the school districts will likely continue to fall short of these requirements and that possibly puts lives at risk.”
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Finger Lakes Land Trust Acquires 11 Acres On Canandaigua Lake
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“We’re working with willing landowners who are interested in selling their property to acquire these and dedicate them to conservation rather than development.”
Government
Resolution By Seneca Falls Town Supervisor To End Women’s Hall of Fame Funding Fails
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The community center in Seneca Falls was buzzing as Vietnam veterans, residents of the town and everyone in between gathered to discuss the induction of Jane Fonda into the hall of fame. WXXI’s Caitlin Whyte has more.
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Is New York’s Ban On Single Use Plastic Bags Sustainable?
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By this time next year, single use plastic bags will be officially banned in New York State. But this new rule has some wondering, will we just end up with a paper bag problem?
Education
Possible State Cuts To Medicaid For Medical Graduate Students Have Advocates Speaking Out
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They say these cuts would eliminate millions in Medicaid funding that supports Graduate Medical Education at five academic medical centers across the state.
Amazon
Two-Thirds Of Voters In New Siena Poll Say Amazon Cancelling Queens HQ Was A Bad Idea
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“Two thirds, 67 percent say it was bad for the state. It’s across the board. 64 percent of city voters, 69 percent of downstate suburban voters.”
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Advocates Call On NY Lawmakers To Expand Access To Driver’s Licenses For Undocumented Immigrants
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With budget negotiations continuing in Albany, activists from around the state gathered Tuesday in the capital to demand that legislation be included to expand access to driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants.
Government
E-Cigarettes Make Legislation To Raise Tobacco Buying Age More Urgent, Supporters Say
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Lawmakers in the State Assembly have voted to raise the smoking age from 18 to 21.The legislation would prohibit the sale of tobacco, as well as electronic cigarettes, to anyone younger than 21.
Government
Advocates Seek More State Funds So Elderly New Yorkers Can Age At Home
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It’s budget season in Albany, and advocates were in the capital Tuesday to ask that more funding go towards helping aging New Yorkers stay in their own homes.
News
Erie Canal Corporation Wraps Up Embankment Work This Summer
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Renovations on the Erie Canal have been causing a rift between some canal side residents and the state’s Canal Corporation for about a yearnow.A final set of public meetings will be held Monday & Tuesday ahead of the last phase of the project.
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New York’s Native American Communities Fight To Preserve Endangered Languages
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A language can tell you a lot about a culture. There are some words that just don’t translate into English, or any other language. This is especially true for Native Americans, who are working to preserve their languages after decades of being told by the U.S. and Canadian governments they were wrong to speak them.
Food and Farms
Farming Communities Train Residents To Spot Mental Illness
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There are about 20 people in a basement conference room at the Wyoming County Agriculture and Business Center, sipping coffee and playing an introductory name game. Today, participants will learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of depression, suicidal thoughts and more in a course called Mental Health First Aid.
Reed Co-Sponsors Legislation To Revive Fight For Equal Rights Amendment
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Advocates and lawmakers in Washington, D.C. are rallying to launch a renewed fight for the equal rights amendment in Congress.
Government
Advocates In Albany Work To Get Medical Aid In Dying Act Passed This Year
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Six states and the District of Columbia allow physicians to assist terminally ill patients who want to die, and supporters of these bills are working to add New York to that list.
News
Summit Will Promote Improved Internet Access In The Finger Lakes
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Bridging the internet access gap in the Finger Lakes is the focus of a summit today in Geneva. The Finger Lakes Digital Inclusion Coalition is meeting to discuss how a lack of internet access at home can affect communities in the region.
arts
Fashion As A force: Cornell Exhibit Explores Women’s Empowerment Through Clothing
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“Women Empowered: Fashions From the Frontline,” is an exhibit at Cornell University chronicling the ways women have used fashion throughout history to collectively uplift themselves.
Government
Airbnb Offers To Help Federal Employees Affected By Shutdown
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If you’re a federal employee willing to open up your home to visitors, Airbnb wants to help you make some extra cash. Any executive branch employees who share their home for three nights, anytime over the next three months will get paid an extra night from Airbnb, up to $110.
Economy
ShiftDiff gives job seekers another search option
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Job seekers now have a new tool for finding local work. The website ShiftDiff, is a locally focused job search site, listing only career opportunities across the Finger Lakes region.
Economy
Over 24,000 Tourists Came To Finger Lakes Region Using Airbnb
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Airbnb hosts in the Finger Lakes region earned almost $10 million through the app in 2018.
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How You Can Recycle Your Christmas tree
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Scientists from Cornell have a few tips for those of you who cut down Christmas trees, now that the holiday is behind us. Brian Eshenaur is the lead arborist for Cornell Botanic Gardens and says there are plenty of ways to recycle those trees.
binghamton
Gasoline Prices At Their Lowest Point In 2018
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Cheaper to produce winter blend gas, a low demand and low oil prices have all contributed to pump prices reaching their lowest point of the year.
Environment
Gillibrand Calls On Federal Government To Implement Changes In Airport Firefighting Foam
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is calling for the implementation of a law that would allow airports to stop using toxic chemicals that are said to poison local waterways.
binghamton
‘Divisive Politics’ Could Complicate New York’s 2020 Census
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Elizabeth Burakowski, Deputy Director of Upstate Revitalization for New York State Homes and Community Renewal says she’s been traveling around the state working on these sessions and says one of the big takeaways is that many people are scared to answer in today’s political climate.
Government
Wraps Removed From Rochester Airport Renovation
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Governor Andrew Cuomo was in town Wednesday for a ribbon cutting at the Rochester Airport.
Government
Finger Lakes, Southern Tier Get FEMA Aid For Flood Recovery
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – A major disaster declaration has been issued for seven counties that sustained serious damage during severe storms and flash flooding in August.
Government
Statewide Program Helps Women In County Government
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – A series of roundtable discussions was hosted Monday by the NYSAC (New York State Association of Counties) Women’s Leadership Council, a statewide program focused specifically on providing support to women in county government.
Arts & Culture
Finalists Announced For 2018 Toy Hall of Fame Induction
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – The National Toy Hall of Fame here in Rochester has announced the 12 finalists for this year’s induction.
Food and Farms
New York State Fair’s Butter Sculpture Will Be Converted Into Electricity
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – What happens to the butter sculpture at the New York State Fair once the event is over? Well, for the third year, it will be recycled and used for electricity.
Education
Schumer Calls On Federal Government To Investigate Toxins In School Supplies
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Countless parents across New York are purchasing new school supplies for students.
Arts & Culture
New York State Fair Offers NARCAN Training This Year
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Between the 25 cent milk and funnel cake, Narcan training will also be available at the New York State Fair.
binghamton
Black And Latino Students Statewide Have Less Access To Advanced High School Courses
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A new report from the New York Equity Coalition shows that many black and Latino students don’t have the same access to high level and advanced placement courses as their white peers.
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Schumer Calls On HUD To Renew Approvals Needed To Continue Rehabbing Zombie Homes
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – With over 2,000 zombie homes plaguing Rochester, Senator Chuck Schumer is calling on the federal government to renew vital approvals needed to continue work on these vacant homes.
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Pay Gap For Women Even Wider When Race Is Factored In
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Aug. 7 is observed as Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. It is the date in 2018 when a black woman catches upto what the average white, non-Hispanic man already earned by the end of 2017.
News
Siena Poll Shows Cuomo Leading Nixon Among Likely Democratic Primary Voters
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Gov. Andrew Cuomo is currently leading Cynthia Nixon for the governor nomination 2-to-1 in polls among likely Democratic primary voters in New York.
Government
Gillibrand Takes On Big Pharma And Prescription Price Gouging
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – New York Senator Kirstin Gillibrand is taking on pharmaceutical companies, in an effort to keep prescription costs low. She made a stop in Canandaigua Monday morning to talk about price gouging on many brand name medicines.
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Bipartisan Delegation Visits New York’s Women’s Suffrage, Abolition Memorials
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – A first of its kind “pilgrimage” brought both Republican and Democratic leaders to Western New York this weekend to explore two significant freedom movements in the state, the abolitionist movement and women’s suffrage.
News
Some Emergency Rooms Report Higher Numbers Of Patients Due To Heat
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – As temperatures remain steady about 90 degrees, some emergency rooms in the region have seen more patients coming in with heat related illness.
economy
New Federal Legislation Could Create Jobs, Revive Manufacturing Communites
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has announced legislation that would designate manufacturing hubs across New York State and the country.
Government
Senator Gillibrand Calls Immigration Policy “Inhumane And Immoral”
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – No policy should be built on the backs and hearts of children. That was Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s response to the immigration policies running under the Trump administration.
Addiction
Congressman Tom Reed Opposes Supervised Heroin Injection Sites
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Congressman Tom Reed declared his adamant opposition to the use of heroin injection sites recently.
Health
Some Breast Cancer Patients Could Skip Chemotherapy, According To New Study
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – The New England Journal of Medicine has released a new study suggesting some women with breast cancer might be able to skip chemotherapy safely.
Addiction
Battling The Opioid Crisis Through “Translational Science”
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The Center for Leading Innovation and Collaboration or CLIC hosted the daylong session of meetings, to discuss how to best address opioid misuse and abuse through translational science.
Economy
Governor Cuomo Helps Open The Finger Lakes Welcome Center
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) Governor Andrew Cuomo was in Geneva Wednesday to help debut the new Finger Lakes Welcome Center.
economy
New York Senator Promotes Employee Owned Businesses
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is traveling the state promoting bipartisan legislation that would support small businesses. The Main Street Employee Ownership Act would help companies transition to employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), or cooperatives.
Addiction
90% Of New Yorkers Say Opioid Crisis Is Worse Than Any Previous Public Health Crises
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – A new poll from Siena College shows that 90% of New Yorkers say the current opioid crisis is worse than previous public health crises. An overwhelming majority of New Yorkers also supports strengthening prescription monitoring services; 82% say doctors should be punished for over prescribing.
Health
Siena Poll: 62% Of New Yorkers Prescribed Opioids Didn’t Finish Pills
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The latest Siena College poll on opioids says 24% of New Yorkers were prescribed opioids in the last two years. Don Levy, Research Institute Director at Siena College says in the third part of their polling series on the epidemic, they wanted to know what happens in the doctor’s office.
News
Emergency Work Continues On Erie Canal Embankments
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – If you’re heading down to the Erie Canal trail to enjoy some of the nicer weather, you might notice a small detour in the Perinton section of the path.
agriculture
New York Senator Wants To Renegotiate Dairy Trade With Canada
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Senator Chuck Schumer visited a farm in Avon to call on US trade officials to fix trade between Canada and the US regarding dairy products during upcoming NAFTA negotiations.
Government
Study Looks At How The Burden Of Disease Varies State To State
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI)- A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association had researchers look into how the impact of diseases varies from state to state.
Health
Siena College Poll Shows 1/4 Of New Yorkers Know An Overdose Victim
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – A new Siena Poll addressing the state’s opioid epidemic shows that 54% of New Yorkers are personally touched by opioid abuse. Director of the Siena College Research Institute Don Levy says there is no argument that this is an epidemic.
Crime and Justice
Advocates Call For End To Gay/Trans Panic Defense In New York
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Members of MetroJustice and the Out Alliance are calling for the end of what they say is a discriminatory legal defense. Gay or Trans panic is a legal defense in New York and most states. After a violent crime, defendants can argue that the discovery of a victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity sparked a panic that caused them to react with violence.
Arts & Culture
Developers Want Kinder, Gentler Video Games
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Local game developers are spent the weekend creating video games based on kindness at the Rochester Institute of Technology. The event, or “game jam” was hosted by iThrive Games, a company who aims to empower and inspire teens through video games. They hold these weekend long brainstorming sessions across the country, based on different elements such as kindness, or empathy. Senior Creative Director for iThrive Games, Heidi McDonald, McDonald says she’s noticed a trend in young developers wanting to make deeper, more compassionate games. “Pew-pew is fun, vroom vroom is fun, but I think we are at a place where both the player base and the developers want something deeper, they want something more.
environment
Canadians Visit New York Forests, Searching For Information On Invasive Pest
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) As the invasive species the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid continues to spread across New York, our neighbors to the North are trying to get ahead of the problem.
Environment
Emergency Repairs To Erie Canal Not Sitting Well With Neighbors
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – With recent emergency repairs announced along parts of the Erie Canal, already disgruntled neighbors are speaking out again.
Featured in Category
Pollution Cleanup Moves Ahead On Great Lakes
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GREAT LAKES TODAY – Just off Lake Ontario in Irondequoit Bay, Dave Hulburt is doing some work at the BayCreek Paddling Center. The shop is closed in winter, but it’s unusually warm and sunny by the water. A few cars drive by, a flock of geese flies overhead, but other than that it’s quiet on the dock.
News
New Yorkers Prepare For 2018 Iditarod Sled Dog Race
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Unique winter sports aren’t over now that the Olympics are done. Scrolling through the list of the 67 mushers signed up to run the 2018 Iditarod, most are from Alaska. A few are from Canada or Norway, but among the list of arctic places, you’ll spot two people who list their hometowns in New York.
Featured in Category
Athletes Hit The Rink And Snow For 2018 Special Olympics
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Thousands of athletes participated in the Special Olympics New York State Winter Games Saturday. The second floor of the convention center was packed with volunteer’s coaches and athletes getting ready for a full day of floor hockey.
Featured in Category
Schumer Calls On The National Park Service To Approve Historic Tax Credit Applications
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Senator Chuck Schumer was in Rochester Tuesday defending the old federal Historic Tax Credit program. The recent tax bill reduced the value of these credits.
News
New York Aerial Skier Jon Lillis’ Quest For A Medal Ends
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Pittsford native and Olympic skier Jon Lillis made it to the championships Sunday morning in men’s aerials at the Olympics, but was out after 2 rounds. The finals began at 6:00 Sunday morning. After two rounds only the top six qualified for the final run, and Lillis came in at eighth. He was the only American to make the men’s aerials finals.
Government
Regional Food Bank Calls Proposed SNAP Benefit Changes Harmful
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ROCHESTER (WXXI) – Changes proposed by the Trump administration would reduce the amount of choice those who use SNAP benefits to buy food would have. Currently, people who use SNAP benefits get money loaded onto an EBT card, which they can take to a grocery store and shop with, buying items that fall under certain guidelines.