Caitlin Whyte

ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) - Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has announced legislation that would designate manufacturing hubs across New York State and the country.

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.

ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) - Congressman Tom Reed declared his adamant opposition to the use of heroin injection sites recently.

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.

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.

ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) Governor Andrew Cuomo was in Geneva Wednesday to help debut the new Finger Lakes Welcome Center.

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.

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.

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.

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.