Afternoon News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on September 30, 2020
Starting today New York State is banning the so called pink tax on consumer goods and services. A Pink tax is a disparity in price for something marketed to women or girls that is the same as a good or service marketed to boys or men. An example of this is if an item is pink or blue and the price is higher for the pink item. Experts say that the pink tax costs women over 2 thousand dollars more than men every year. This does not include changes in price due to amount of time or cost of materials it takes to manufacture items or increases in labor for some things over others.
Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul in Batavia this morning. The state’s number two executive was here for the formal start of construction on a 1.2-million dollar project to renovate 99 Main Street. That 150 year old building was purchased by Dr. Kumar Neppalli. He will located his dental practice on the first floor, general offices on the second and two residential apartments on the third floor.
COVID Update: Genesee county has 5 new cases in Alabama Elba and Oakfield and 14 new people are on travel quarantine. Orleans county has no new cases and 9 new people on travel quarantine. There are 10 active cases in Genesee county and 11 in Orleans.
The village of Leroy has its own police advisory group now and it is called the police reform and reinvention collaborative advisory group. It is made up of 14 people including the mayor and chief of police as well as lawyers, clergy and citizen representatives. Their first meeting will be held October 7th.
Governor Cuomo is set to tour the buffalo bills stadium to determine if the fans can come back into the stands. Cuomo said in a conference call what he is eager to work out the situation. A major concern is getting fans into and out of the stadium while social distancing. Other teams such as the Miami Dolphins have begun letting fans back in.
The Toronto Blue Jays lost their game against the Tampa Bay Rays 3 to 1 at Tropicana field. If they lose the next game they will be out of the post season. Game starts tonight at 4:07.
