JUNE
18 2021
Borrello points to wins in legislative session BY JIM ECKSTROM
progress on one of Borrello’s top priorities with the passage of legislation he cosponsored that will end the practice of utilities unfairly requiring broadband providers to fund pole replacements as a condition of gaining access to the poles to install internet service. With the typical pole costing between $15,000 and $20,000, the measure has the potential to save small and mid-size broadband providers tens of millions of dollars, making it more feasible for them to invest in costly rural broadband to benefit New Yorkers. But Borrello was unhappy that the 2021 session ended with Gov. Andrew Cuomo wielding the some pandemic powers he’s had for nearly a year and a half, even as COVID-19’s grip win the New York is less and less. “No less than 47 times did Senate Republicans advance amendments to repeal (Cuomo’s) authority,” Borrello said. “Each and every time these attempts were rejected by Senate Democrats. They also sat on a resolution I advanced to end the state of emergency, voting instead to continue abdicating their constitutional duty.” While the governor’s pandemic power was more easily justified in March 2020, Borrello it is “impossible to defend” today, with positivity rates at their lowest, nearly 70% of New Yorkers vaccinated and multipl
While state Sen. George Borrello was disappointed that Democrats never considered revoking the governor’s pandemic emergency powers before the end of the 2021 legislative session this past Friday, he did point to some wins in the session. “After the devastation that our small businesses experienced during the pandemic and our state-imposed lockdown, those of us who fought throughout the crisis to exempt COVID-related layoffs from being used against small businesses in the calculation of unemployment insurance rates finally saw that issue addressed,” Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, said. The senator said GOP calls for small business relief contributed to the inclusion of approximately $1 billion in grants and tax credits in the state budget, which will aid the recovery. Borrello also expressed pride in helping to lead a bipartisan effort to make the farm-to-food-bank effort Nourish NY a permanently funded state program. Nourish NY provided relief to more than 4,000 farmers, whose markets were disrupted by COVID-19, and helped 1.3 million New Yorkers get more food over the past year. He said sponsors of the legislation continue to advocate to get the legislation signed into law as soon as possible. Last week also saw key Borrello wins continued on..... page 2
City of Ali Added to Opera House Virtual Cinema FREDONIA – The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center has added the documentary City of Ali to its films that can be streamed online in the Opera House Screening Room. The Opera House Screening Room provides movies and other digital programming online to its patrons in the wake of COVID-19, as the theatre remains closed. The cost of streaming the films vary, depending on the film. The revenue generated is shared by the Opera House and the film studios. “Since we have not yet reopened, this is one way of providing our patrons with access to programming, and of generating income for the Opera House,” says Opera House Executive Director Rick Davis. City of Ali is a feature-length documentary that tells the story of how the death of Muhammad Ali brought the people of his Kentucky hometown – and the world – together for one unforgettable week. Ali’s passing on June 3, 2016, came in the context of a bitter U.S. presidential election, a
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proposed Muslim ban and the global expansion of the Black Lives Matter movement. Yet on the day of Ali’s funeral procession, more than 100,000 people lined the streets of Louisville to celebrate his life, and an estimated one billion people worldwide watched events like Ali’s memorial, held in the packed KFC YUM! Center as stories of the Louisville Lip’s wit, generosity, swagger and commitment to justice were retold by President Bill Clinton, Billy Crystal, Lonnie Ali, and many others. The film explores Ali’s lifelong relationship with his hometown through candid interviews with friends and relatives whose history with The Champ dates back to his childhood at 3302 Grand Ave., and who share stories even devoted Ali fans have never heard. We also get behind-thescenes accounts of this unprecedented celebration of one
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