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Signature The Buffalo News/Tuesday, April 6, 2021 A5 Coronavirus De Blasio to alter rule that often made schools close doors temporarily

By Eliza Shapiro ilies an opportunity to switch from remote learning to class- NEW YORK TIMES room instruction for the rest of NEW YORK – Mayor Bill the school year, so that number de Blasio will change a rule may shift. that has, for months, created Some students will get full- a paradox in New York City’s time instruction, while others school reopening plan: Class- will go in a few days a week rooms that had been reopened and learn from home the rest to students often closed again of the time, based on individual because school buildings had school capacity. to shut temporarily whenever Families have until the end two unrelated virus cases were of the day on Friday to switch. detected. In recent weeks, some epi- The mayor announced Mon- demiologists and medical ex- day that he would alter the rule, perts have told ProPublica and but he did not explain how. the education news site Chalk- He said the new rules will beat that New York’s two-case be outlined in the coming days rule was arbitrary and had led but did not commit to making to unnecessary closures, and changes this week. called on the mayor to adjust it. The closure rule has been “The way to beat Covid extremely frustrating for many is not by closing schools ex- parents, who have said that cessively but by suppressing every day brings uncertainty transmission both inside and about whether their children outside of schools,” Dr. Dave A. will be able to attend school the Chokshi, the city’s health com- following morning. missioner, said during a news Many schools have closed conference Monday. multiple times and sometimes The city’s schools have had have been open for just a few very low virus transmission in days before the next closure. classrooms since they began to The rule has also been in- reopen last fall. tensely disruptive for educa- Michael Mulgrew, president tors, who have been forced to of the United Federation of New York Times toggle between in-person and Teachers, has strenuously op- Millions of white evangelical adults in the U.S. don’t intend to get vaccinated against Covid-19. “If we can’t get a signifi- online learning with only a few posed any changes to the rule cant number of white evangelicals to come around on this, the pandemic is going to last much longer than it needs to,” hours’ notice. for months, arguing that the said Jamie Aten, founder of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at the evangelical Wheaton College in Illinois. The controversy over the city’s schools were safe only be- closure rule has highlighted cause of the strict safety mea- the enormous difficulties and sures, including the two-case Pastor says colleagues were forced out trade-offs inherent in reopen- threshold. ing schools during the pan- “We can’t just say because demic. they’re an inconvenience we Mayors and education lead- don’t want them,” Mulgrew after promoting vaccination guidelines ers across the country have said of the guidelines during a scrambled to find ways to re- radio interview last month. turn students to classrooms The closure rule was settled have sown fears. Gene Bai- The vaccines do not include and maybe their whole world- while experimenting with safe- last summer during a period VACCINE • from A1 ley, the host of a prophecy-fo- fetal tissue, and no additional view.” ty protocols in real time. of intense turmoil between cused talk show on the Victory abortions are required to man- At this critical moment, Closures have accelerated City Hall and the union, at a that has resulted in the deaths Channel, warned his audience ufacture them. Still, the kernel even pastors struggle to know in recent weeks and months, moment when it was unclear of half a million Americans. in March that the govern- of a connection has metasta- how to reach their flocks. Joel as middle and high school stu- whether de Blasio would be And evangelical ideas and in- ment and “globalist entities” sized online into false rumors Rainey, who leads Covenant dents have returned to their able to reopen schools at all. stincts have a way of spread- will “use bayonets and pris- about human remains or fetal Church in Shepherdstown, buildings after months of all- The city and union eventu- ing, even internationally. ons to force a needle into your DNA being an ingredient in W.Va., said several colleagues remote learning. ally agreed on a host of safety There are about 41 mil- arm.” In a now-deleted Tik- the vaccines. were forced out of their church- The vast majority of city rules that cleared a path for lion white evangelical adults Tok post from an evangelical Some evangelicals see the es after promoting health and students – roughly 700,000 out New York to become the first in the U.S. About 45% said in influencer’s account that has vaccine as a redemptive out- vaccination guidelines. of 1 million – have chosen to large school district in America late February that they would more than 900,000 followers, come for the original aborted Politics has increasing- learn remotely full time, which to reopen schools for all grades. not get vaccinated against Co- she dramatized being killed fetus. ly been shaping faith among means the closure rule did not De Blasio has said he ex- vid-19, making them among by authorities for refusing the Some Catholic bishops have white evangelicals, rather affect most families. pects full-time, in-person in- the least likely demographic vaccine. expressed concerns about the than the other way around, But the city is giving all fam- struction come September. groups to do so, according to Dr. Simone Gold, a promi- abortion link, too. But the Vat- he said. Pastors’ influence on the Pew Research Center. nent Covid-19 skeptic who was ican has concluded the vac- their churches is decreasing. “If we can’t get a signifi- charged with violent entry and cines are “morally acceptable,” “They get their people for one RulMicPublic NoticeNotice cant number of white evangel- disorderly conduct in the Jan. and has emphasized the im- hour, and Sean Hannity gets I icals to come around on this, 6 Capitol siege, told an evan- mediate danger posed by the them for the next 20,” he said. NYSEG has filed tariff revisionsNovember25, 2020 with the pandemic is going to last gelical congregation in Florida virus. Just 22% of Catholics in Rainey helped his own the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) for much longer than it needs to,” that they were in danger of be- America say they will not get Southern Baptist congregation new electricity and natural gas deliveryrates to become said Jamie Aten, founder and ing “coerced into taking an ex- the vaccine, less than half the get ahead of false information effective May 1, 2021. These tariff revisionscover the executive director of the Hu- perimental biological agent.” share of white evangelicals by publicly interviewing medi- second annual delivery rate increase under theterms of a manitarian Disaster Institute Evangelical radio host Eric who say that. cal experts – a retired colonel three-year rate plan approved by the PSC in November at Wheaton College, an evan- Metaxas wrote “Don’t get the White evangelicals who specializing in infectious dis- 2020 and they include a$45.6 million increase in gelical institution in Illinois. vaccine” in a tweet on March do not plan to get vaccinat- ease, a church member who is electricity revenue and a$3.4 millionincrease in natural As vaccines become more 28 that has since been deleted. ed sometimes say they see no a Walter Reed logistics man- gas revenue. widely available, and as wor- “Pass it on,” he wrote. need, because they do not feel agement analyst, and a church risome virus variants develop, Some evangelicals believe at risk. Rates of Covid-19 death elder who is a nurse for the De- Aresidential electricity customer with an average use of the problem takes on new ur- that any Covid restrictions have been about twice as high partment of Veterans Affairs. 600 kilowatt-hours/month can expect an average monthly gency. Significant numbers of – including mask mandates for Black, Hispanic, and Native On the worship stage, in billincrease of $1.81.Aresidential natural gas heating Americans generally are re- and restrictions on in-person Americans as for white Ameri- front of the praise band’s drum customerusing 80 therms/month can expect an average sistant to getting vaccinated, church worship – constitute cans. set, he asked them “all of the monthly bill increase of $0.55. but white evangelicals present oppression. White pastors have largely questions that a follower of Je- unique challenges because of And some have been en- remained quiet. That’s in part sus might have,” he said later. their complex web of moral, ergized by what they see as a because the wariness among “It is necessary for pastors Customers may see some charges prorated on aMay or medical and political objec- battle between faith and fear, white conservative Christians to instruct their people that we June bill to take into account energy deliveredbefore tions. The challenge is further and freedom and persecution. is not just medical, but also don’t always have to be adver- and after the new electricity and natural gas delivery complicated by long-standing “Fear is the motivating political. If white pastors en- saries with the culture around rateswent into effect. distrust between evangelicals power behind all of this, and courage vaccination directly, us,” he said. “We believe Jesus and the scientific community. fear is the opposite of who God said Aten, “there are people died for those people, so why 1 RESODENTOALRESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERSCUSTOMERS “Would I say that all public is,” said Teresa Beukers, who in the pews where you’ve just in the world would we see Regular Residential Customers: The electricity delivery health agencies have the infor- travels throughout California attacked their political party, them as adversaries?” charge will increase 0.335 centsper kilowatt-hour. The mation that they need to ad- in a motor home. “I violently per-therm natural gas delivery charge for the 4-to-50- dress their questions and con- oppose fear.” therms block will decrease 0.837 centsper thermand cerns? Probably not,” said Dr. Beukers foresees severe po- For convenienthomedelivery, call 842-1111 or visitBuffaloNews.com/subscribe. Julie Morita, the executive vice litical and social consequenc- 0.197cents for the block rate over 50 therms. The electric president of the Robert Wood es for resisting the vaccine, but customercharge will increase by $0.94, and the natural Johnson Foundation and a she is determined to do so. She THE BUFFALO NEWS gas customercharge will increase by $1.00. 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Until SubscriberServices Department before8a.m., Monday-Saturday; and before 11 a.m. on Sunday. career-ending, especially in ny. “If they see the person at the Albany, the misconduct per- it became intrusive and inva- Requests for credit duetoservice-relatedissues must be made within 5daysofthe incident. the #MeToo era, they are also highest level get away with it, meates in the capital because sive in my work.” a defining part of the culture and they align themselves with of an almost college-campus In 2017, Gunning publicly Pub&Public ModceNotice of government in Albany and that person, then they’ll get atmosphere. People who are of- accused Jay Kiyonaga, a top so endemic that they have con- away with it, too,” Biaggi said. ten far from home work togeth- official at her agency, the Jus- NYSEG has filed tariff revisionsNovember25, 2020 with tinued even after sex scandals Richard Azzopardi, a senior er all day, then go to the same tice Center for the Protection of the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) for took down a governor (Eliot adviser to Cuomo, said that Bi- fundraisers or events, then go People With Special Needs, of new electricity and natural gas deliveryrates to become Spitzer) and several members aggi had “chronically misrep- out on the town together. creating a toxic frat-house cul- effective May 1, 2021. These tariff revisionscover the of the Assembly. Sexual mis- resented her role” during her “These days, any one of us ture in which harassment was second annual delivery rate increase under theterms of a conduct in Albany has been “brief time” in the Governor’s in this place could be accused,” normalized. She said that after three-year rate plan approved by the PSC in November thrown into sharp relief by Office, that “the governor did the Assembly speaker, Carl E. she spoke up, she was forced 2020 and they include a$45.6 million increase in allegations against Gov. An- not substantively interact with Heastie, said during an emer- out of the agency. electricity revenue and a$3.4 millionincrease in natural drew M. Cuomo from multiple her,” and that “the majority gency videoconference meet- As a senior agency official, gas revenue. current and former aides who of the senior staff never knew ing in March about the allega- Gunning sought help from Me- have accused him of sexual who she was.” tions against Cuomo. (Heastie’s lissa DeRosa, the governor’s Aresidential electricity customer with an average use of harassment and, in one case, In interviews for this arti- spokesperson said the speaker top aide – motivated, she said, 600 kilowatt-hours/month can expect an average monthly groping during an encounter cle, several women described had been talking about the after seeing DeRosa speak out billincrease of $1.81.Aresidential natural gas heating in the Executive Mansion. unwanted advances, touch- need for due process for the forcefully against sexual ha- customerusing 80 therms/month can expect an average “There are all of these pat- ing and attempts at kisses by accused, not about bad behav- rassment. DeRosa directed her monthly bill increase of $0.55. terns that we just keep seeing lawmakers or state officials, ior by his Democratic caucus to the state inspector general. over and over again,” said Leah sometimes during meetings or members.) Kiyonaga was fired in 2018 Hebert, a former state legisla- at bars after hours. Sexualized Consensual sexual encoun- for sexual harassment but still Customers may see some charges prorated on aMay or tive aide and a member of the comments are especially prev- ters are not uncommon, nor collected a salary from the state June bill to take into account energy deliveredbefore Sexual Harassment Working alent, and instances of mis- are office romances, even for until last year because of an ar- and after the new electricity and natural gas delivery Group, which advocates better treatment remain unreported senior officials. bitration proceeding. A lawyer rateswent into effect. workplace conditions in New or unpunished. Several women “Have I dated people that for Kiyonaga declined to com- York. “You could definitely look expressed fear they would face I’ve come across, you know, at ment, citing ongoing litigation. RREVOEhMAIL,ESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERSCUSTOMERS at Albany and say nothing has career-ending ostracism – or work? Sure,” Robert Mujica, a Gunning’s lawyer has strug- Regular Residential Customers: The electricity delivery changed.” even retaliation – in the close- top adviser to Cuomo and the gled to obtain emails about charge will increase 0.335 centsper kilowatt-hour. The Yet the allegations, which knit state capital if they spoke state budget director, told an her that were sent between per-therm natural gas delivery charge for the 4-to-50- Cuomo has denied, also sug- out, and most spoke for this interviewer from City and State the agency and Cuomo’s office. gest that a new generation of article on the condition of an- last year. Mujica did not re- Those emails have so far been therms block will decrease 0.837 centsper thermand women in Albany will not re- onymity to protect themselves spond to a request for comment. withheld by the state’s law- 0.197cents for the block rate over 50 therms. The electric main silent or tolerate behav- from repercussions. Perhaps one of the most un- yers, citing executive privilege customercharge will increase by $0.94, and the natural iors that many men there saw Those interviewed said comfortable settings for wom- in most instances. A spokes- gas customercharge will increase by $1.00. as normal. And the sexualized there were also subtler daily en is during an annual trip person said the Justice Center Day/Nightand Time-of-Use Customers: The electricity environment in many offic- indignities: sexual innuendo to Puerto Rico, when a who’s stood by the firing of Kiyona- es has changed recently with and the expectation, still, that who of New York politicians ga, calling his behavior “abhor- delivery charge will increase 0.347 cents per kilowatt-hour the election of liberal women women wear skirts and heels. and lobbyists flock to the is- rent,” but declined to comment for Service Class8and 0.107cents perkilowatt-hour for in greater numbers and ef- “Female advocates who land to mingle at the beach or on the case. ServiceClass 12. The ServiceClass 8customer charge will forts like harassment training. were in Birkenstocks and pants cut deals over mojitos at a ho- The past year, amid the increase by $1.10,and the ServiceClass 12 customer The #MeToo world is different are less likely to get a legislator tel bar. coronavirus pandemic, had charge will increase by $1.49. from when most lawmakers to talk to them than a lobby- For many women, the been something of a welcome knew their behavior at a bar ist in heels and a skirt,” said weekend is difficult to navi- relief for some women: With Additional information about changes in residential near the Capitol would be pro- one female lobbyist, who said gate because the lines between work largely remote, there electricity and natural gas delivery charges is available at tected by the unwritten rules legislators would often pause government business and so- were no events to go to, no nyseg.com (click on “For Suppliers and Partners, then on of the so-called Bear Mountain a conversation to comment on cializing are often blurred. nights in bars. “Pricing and Tariffs”and thenon“PSC Filings”). Compact – what happened on her legs. Some women said they were Tori Kelly, chief of staff to the other side of the mountain Some women said they deliberate about not drinking State Sen. Andrew Gounardes, stayed there. had adopted personal rules to too much to avoid being tak- said she much preferred work- NNONREVOIENTAIL,ONRESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERSCUSTOMERS In more than 30 interviews, cope: no meetings after 7 p.m. en advantage of. Others said ing from her home in Brooklyn Information about changes in nonresidential electricity women and men who have No staying in Albany for lon- they had to endure a weekend and attending Zoom fundrais- customer charges, electricity demand and energy charges worked in Albany – including ger than a day. Several female of ogling, despite their best ef- ers to being in Albany. (whereapplicable), natural gas minimum charges and aides, lobbyists, government lobbyists said they would not forts not to stand out. “Not having to go up is a natural gas thermchargesisavailable at nyseg.com. officials and elected leaders – meet with certain legislators “I was absolutely keen on much safer proposition for me,” described a predatory and mi- alone, even in their offices. dressing to not grab attention,” said Kelly, who is also a mem- Changes are also in effect for standby,street lighting and sogynistic culture that is of a There are also more formal said Assemblywoman Catalina ber of the Sexual Harassment economicdevelopment rates. Please check page 2ofyour piece with Cuomo’s alleged be- measures: Interns in the As- Cruz, recalling going on the Working Group. bill for billmessages and nyseg.com for detailed havior. Some say the governor sembly are banned from any trip as a young staff member. At the same time, many information. and his top aides normalized event with alcohol, or from “Dark colors, blend in with the women said there were signs Regarding energy supply: If you purchase energy intimidation in Albany over even riding in a car alone with background.” that Albany’s culture might be the past decade through bully- an Assembly member; tough A lobbyist, who asked not to starting to improve. supply fromNYSEG,your pricewill continue to be based ing, which was common in the new state laws on sexual ha- be identified, recalled two cli- Amy Paulin, a Democratic on market prices;ifyou purchase your energy supply from Governor’s Office, and aggres- rassment went into effect in ents telling her at the conclave assemblywoman who was first asupplier otherthan NYSEG(also known as an energy sive political tactics aimed at 2019; and the Legislature held that Mujica liked her, with the elected in 2000 and represents servicescompany or ESCO), what you pay for energy supply dependsonyour agreement with your ESCO. members of both parties. its first hearing on the issue in suggestion that she could use Westchester County, said she BU-1622730 “There’s a whole commu- decades that year. that to their advantage in try- witnessed frequent and con- nity of very smart people who Even as regulations have ing to get what they wanted in spicuous inappropriate behav- are jaded by the abusive be- gotten stricter, no single code the budget. ior during her early days in the -1. 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PuME Notce Public Notice ‘Sectarianism’ usually associated with religion NYSEG has filed tariff revisionsNovember25, 2020 with the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) for new electricity and natural gas deliveryrates to become One-third of Americans be- effective May 1, 2021. These tariff revisionscover the SECTARIANISM • from A1 lieve that violence could be jus- second annual delivery rate increase under theterms of a tified to achieve political objec- three-year rate plan approved by the PSC in November This threat to democracy tives. In a survey conducted in 2020 and they include a$45.6 million increase in has a name: sectarianism. It is January, a majority of Repub- not a term usually used in dis- lican voters agreed with the electricity revenue and a$3.4 millionincrease in natural cussions about American poli- statement that the “traditional gas revenue. tics. It is better known in the American way of life is disap- Aresidential electricity customer with an average use of context of religious sectarian- pearing so fast that we may 600 kilowatt-hours/month can expect an average monthly ism – like the hostility between have to use force to save it.” billincrease of $1.81.Aresidential natural gas heating Sunnis and Shia in Iraq. Yet a The violence at the Capitol on growing number of eminent Jan. 6 suggests that the risks customerusing 80 therms/month can expect an average political scientists contend that of sustained political violence monthly bill increase of $0.55. political sectarianism is on the or even insurgency cannot be rise in America. discounted. Customers may see some charges prorated on aMay or That contention helps make Whatever risk of imminent June bill to take into account energy deliveredbefore sense of a lot of what has been and widespread violence might and after the new electricity and natural gas delivery going on in American politics have existed in January ap- rateswent into effect. in recent years, including Don- New York Times pears to have passed for now. Suporters of then-President Donald Trump look through RESDENTAL CUSTOMERS ald Trump’s successful presi- Instead, Biden was sworn RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS dential bid, President Biden’s damaged windows during the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6. in as president – a person who tortured effort to reconcile his One-third of Americans believe violence could be justified to did not attempt to arouse the Regular Residential Customers: The electricity delivery inaugural call for “unity” with achieve political objectives. passions of one sect against the charge will increase 0.335 centsper kilowatt-hour. The his partisan legislative agenda, other during his campaign. His per-therm natural gas delivery charge for the 4-to-50- and the plan by far-right House is in their interest to lean into majority in all three branches nomination and election dem- therms block will decrease 0.837 centsper thermand members to create a congres- cultural warfare and inflam- of elected government in four onstrates that sectarianism, 0.197cents for the block rate over 50 therms. The electric sional group that would push matory rhetoric to energize years; Republicans could do while on the rise, may still have customercharge will increase by $0.94, and the natural some views associated with their side against the other. the same. limits in America: The median gas customercharge will increase by $1.00. white supremacy. Most of all, it The conservative outrage But changes in the racial voter prefers bipartisanship re-centers the threat to Ameri- over the purported canceling and cultural makeup of the and a de-escalation of politi- Day/Nightand Time-of-Use Customers: The electricity can democracy on the dangers of Dr. Seuss is a telling marker country leave conservatives cal conflict, creating an incen- delivery charge will increase 0.347 cents per kilowatt-hour of a hostile and divided citi- of how intergroup conflict has feeling far more vulnerable tive to run nonsectarian cam- for Service Class8and 0.107cents perkilowatt-hour for zenry. supplanted old-fashioned poli- than Republican electoral paigns. ServiceClass 12. The ServiceClass 8customer charge will In recent years, many ana- cy debate. Culture war politics competitiveness alone would Whether Biden’s presidency increase by $1.10,and the ServiceClass 12 customer lysts and commentators have used to be synonymous with a suggest. Demographic pro- will de-escalate sectarian ten- charge will increase by $1.49. told a now-familiar story of fight over “social issues,” like jections suggest that non- sions is an open question. how democracies die at the abortion or gun policy, where Hispanic whites will become Biden is pursuing an ambi- Additional information about changes in residential hands of authoritarianism: A government played a central a minority sometime in the tious policy agenda, which may electricity and natural gas delivery charges is available at demagogic populist exploits role. The Dr. Seuss controver- middle of the century. People eventually refocus partisan de- nyseg.com (click on “For Suppliers and Partners, then on dissatisfaction with the pre- sy had no policy implications. with a four-year college debate on the issues or just further “Pricing and Tariffs”and thenon“PSC Filings”). vailing liberal order, wins pow- What was at stake was the se- gree could become a majority alienate one side on matters like er through legitimate means, curity of one sect, which saw it- of voters even sooner. Religi- immigration or the filibuster. KOHRESMENTAL CUSTOMERS and usurps constitutional self as under attack by the oth- osity is declining. Still, the authors of the Science NONRESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS power to cement his or her er. It is the kind of issue that The sense that the country paper write that “emphasis on Information about changes in nonresidential electricity own rule. It is the story of Pu- would arouse passions in an is changing heightens Repub- political ideas rather than po- customer charges, electricity demand and energy charges tin’s Russia, Chavez’s Venezu- era of sectarianism. lican concerns. In recent days, litical adversaries” would quite (whereapplicable), natural gas minimum charges and ela and even Hitler’s Germany. A Morning Consult/Polit- Fox News host Tucker Carlson likely to be “a major step in the natural gas thermchargesisavailable at nyseg.com. Sectarianism, in turn, in- ico poll conducted in March embraced the conspiracy the- right direction.” Changes are also in effect for standby,street lighting and stantly evokes an additional found that Republicans had ory that the Democratic Party And Biden himself does not set of very different cautionary heard more about the Dr. Se- was “trying to replace the cur- seem to elicit much outrage economicdevelopment rates. Please check page 2ofyour tales: Ireland, the Middle East uss issue than they had heard rent electorate” with new vot- from the conservative news bill for billmessages and nyseg.com for detailed and South Asia, regions where about the $1.9 trillion stimu- ers from “the Third World.” media or rank-and-file – per- information. religious sectarianism led to lus package. A decade earlier, Far-right extremists in the haps because of his welcom- Regarding energy supply: If you purchase energy dysfunctional government, vio- a far smaller stimulus package ing message or his identity as House are looking to create an supply fromNYSEG,your pricewill continue to be based lence, insurgency, civil war and helped launch the Tea Party “America First Caucus” that a 78-year-old white man from even disunion or partition. movement. calls for “common respect for Scranton, Pa. on market prices;ifyou purchase your energy supply from These are not always sto- The Dr. Seuss episode is uniquely Anglo-Saxon political But sectarianism is not just asupplier otherthan NYSEG(also known as an energy ries of authoritarian takeover, hardly the only example of traditions” and an infrastruc- about the conduct of the leader servicescompany or ESCO), what you pay for energy supply dependsonyour agreement with your ESCO. though sectarianism can yield Republicans de-emphasizing ture that “befits the progeny of of a party – it is about the con- BU-1622730 that outcome as well. As often, policy goals in favor of stoking European architecture.” flict between two groups. Near- it is the story of a minority that sectarianism. Last month, Sen. It is not easy to pin down ly anyone’s conduct can worsen cannot accept being ruled by Marco Rubio, R-Fla., penned where political sectarianism hostility between the two sides, its enemy. an op-ed in support of union- in America fits on a scale from even if it is not endorsed by the In many ways, that’s the sto- ization at Amazon as retribu- zero to “The Troubles.” But leadership of a national po- ry playing out in America today. tion for the Seattle company’s nearly every protection that litical party. Carlson and Rep. Whether religious or politi- cultural liberalism. At its 2020 sectarian minorities pursue is Marjorie Taylor Greene are cal, sectarianism is about two national convention, the Re- either supported or under con- only the latest examples. hostile identity groups who not publican Party did not even sideration by some element of It leaves America at an un- only clash over policy and ide- update its policy platform. the American right. certain juncture. Biden may ology, but see the other side as And perhaps most signifi- That includes the more omi- dampen sectarian tensions alien and immoral. It is the an- cant, Republicans made the nous steps. In December, Rush compared with Trump, but it tagonistic feelings between the choice in 2016 to abandon lais- Limbaugh said he thought con- is not clear whether festering groups, more than differences sez-faire economics and neo- servatives were “trending to- grievances and resentments Good Morning, Buffalo! over ideas, that drive sectarian conservative foreign policy ward secession,” as there can- will fade into the background conflict. and embrace sectarianism all not be a “peaceful coexistence” with so many others acting to Afresh waytostart your day. Any casual observer of at once and in one package: between liberals and conserva- stoke division. American politics would agree Trump. The GOP primaries tives. One-third of Republicans Sectarianism, after all, can that there is plenty of hostility that year were a referendum say they would support seces- last for decades or even centu- Signupfor Buffalo News newsletters between Democrats and Re- on whether it was easier to ap- sion in a recent poll, along with ries after the initial cause for at BuffaloNews.com publicans. Many do not just peal to conservatives with con- one-fifth of Democrats. hostility has passed. disagree, they dislike each oth- servative policy or by stoking BU-1555906 er. They hold discriminatory sectarian animosity. Sectari- attitudes in job hiring as they anism won. Good Don'tDon’t paypay ttoooo muchmuch -– ButBut paypay e nooughugh do on the Implicit Association Sectarianism has been so BetterBette r Test. They tell pollsters they powerful among Republicans Best ttoo getget tthehe qualityquality youyou ddeserve!eserve! would not want their child to in part because they believe marry an opposing partisan. In they are at risk of being con- SCREENSFOR GARAGES&PATIOS a paper published in Science in signed to minority status. The October by 16 prominent politi- party has lost the popular vote cal scientists, the authors argue in seven of the last eight presi- WINDOW SALE that by some measures, the ha- dential elections, and conser- tred between the two parties vatives fear that demographic “exceeds long-standing antipa- changes promise to further thies around race and religion.” erode their support. And while More than half of Repub- defeat is part of the game in de- licans and more than 40% of mocracy, it is a lot harder to ac- POLARISPOLARIS Democrats tend to think of the cept in a sectarian society. ULTRA WELD other party as “enemies,” rath- It is not easy to accept being 5COLORSAVAIL. ULTRA WELD er than “political opponents,” ruled by a hostile, alien rival. It according to a CBS News poll can make “political losses feel ORDERNOW FORSPRING&SUMMER conducted in January. 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CENSUS • from A1 cratic leadership. Census Bureau’s Population Di- possible that it will divide up “Once again, New Yorkers vision. New York’s 23rd District and are forced to suffer the conse- New York was among seven put its territory in neighbor- also could be tied to the Cov- quences of one-party rule of states that will lose a House ing districts. The district is id-19 pandemic. The census is state government,” Ortt said. seat in the 2022 election. Cali- largely based in the Southern a count of the U.S. population The census found that the fornia, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Tier, which, according to ear- as of April 1, 2020 – and that U.S. population was 331,449,281 Pennsylvania and West Virgin- lier Census Bureau estimates, date coincided with the first as of April 1, 2020, up 7.4% in ia also will lose seats. has lost more population in coronavirus wave that hit New a decade. That’s the smallest Texas will gain two seats recent years than any other York State especially hard. census-to-census population in the House under the reap- region of the state. And the “Btw, NY state reported increase since the 1930s. portionment, while Colorado, lawmaker who represents the 1,941 Covid-19 deaths as of As of April 1, 2020, New Florida, Montana, North Caro- 23rd District, Republican Rep. April 1, 2020 – more than 21 York’s population totaled 20.2 lina and Oregon will each gain Tom Reed of Corning, has an- times the margin it lost out on million – surpassing the 20 a seat. nounced that he will not run the House’s final seat,” tweeted million mark for the first time Monday’s announcement for reelection. Dave Wasserman, House editor – but the state’s 4.2% popula- is the first step in the politi- “Upstate New York con- for the Cook Political Report tion growth over a decade was cally painful process that gressional seats are most in and an expert in the congres- lower than that of several other each state must undertake jeopardy,” the New York Pub- sional redistricting process. states. every 10 years to make the lic Interest Research Group New York – which saw its Immigration, which tailed size of each House delegation said in a press release, citing • number of House seats peak at off late in the decade under • a comport with the latest cen- a City University of New York 45 in the 1940s – has seen its the Trump administration, ap- kr/ sus numbers. Mapping Service analysis of delegation shrinking every de- peared to be responsible for But the next step won’t Census Bureau population es- cade since as the nation’s pop- New York’s population gain. come until September, when timates. ulation has shifted to the Sun “We do know from our pop- the Census Bureau releases the The reapportionment will Belt. ulation estimates that the state sort of detailed population data also mean that Rep. Brian Hig- State Senate Minority Lead- of New York has experienced that will allow states to precise- gins, a Buffalo Democrat, and er Rob G. Ortt, a North Tonawa- negative net domestic migra- ly draw up new districts based Rep. Chris Jacobs, an Orchard nda Republican, blamed the tion, meaning there were more AP file photo on population shifts within Park Republican, will have to latest loss of a congressional people moving out of New York The U.S. Census Bureau found that the U.S. population was each state. run in reconfigured districts. seat on high taxes and high than moving into New York,” 331,449,281 as of April 1, 2020, up 7.4% in a decade. That’s The State Legislature will Both are expected to seek re- spending by the state’s Demo- said Karen Battle, chief of the the smallest census-to-census increase since the 1930s. redraw the districts – and it’s election next year.

PROB:ublic NNOtteotice NYSEG has filed tariff revisionsNovember25, 2020 with Sanctions are considered a black mark the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) for new electricity and natural gas deliveryrates to become to respond to it. effective May 1, 2021. These tariff revisionscover the COLLEGES • from A1 “It’s not worth our time. second annual delivery rate increase under theterms of a We’re not going to convince three-year rate plan approved by the PSC in November F. Scholtz, director of AAUP’s them,” he said. “They have an 2020 and they include a$45.6 million increase in department of academic free- agenda and they’re exercising electricity revenue and a$3.4 millionincrease in natural dom, tenure and governance. CALNISIUS their agenda.” gas revenue. Canisius and Medaille are COLLEGE part of an AAUP investigation D’Youville Aresidential electricity customer with an average use of launched last fall into eight col- At D’Youville College, a 600 kilowatt-hours/month can expect an average monthly leges and universities over “uni- group of employees filed a billincrease of $1.81.Aresidential natural gas heating lateral actions” taken by their “whistleblower complaint” in customerusing 80 therms/month can expect an average governing boards and admin- February with the board of monthly bill increase of $0.55. istrations. AAUP investigators trustees alleging that Presi- are examining to what extent dent Lorrie A. Clemo may have Customers may see some charges prorated on aMay or Mark Mulville/Buffalo News the institutions ignored faculty acted illegally or violated col- June bill to take into account energy deliveredbefore Citing huge revenue losses, Canisius College last June oversight of academic matters, lege policies. and after the new electricity and natural gas delivery such as how courses are taught eliminated 22 faculty posts and 71 nonteaching positions. Four sources told The News and what majors are offered. that board Chairman Jamel rateswent into effect. “The AAUP has got a lot of voted no confidence in Hurley bers whose jobs were being C. Perkins has informed other process and procedures they and the board of trustees and eliminated. Some of them vol- trustees that the board hired RRESDDENTOALESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERSCUSTOMERS think should be done, and four faculty members sued the untarily retired; others agreed a law firm to investigate the Regular Residential Customers: The electricity delivery maybe it works in some cases, college in December. to a severance package. complaint. Perkins would not charge will increase 0.335 centsper kilowatt-hour. The but it doesn’t work when you’re Mitchell joined Maria Fer- “I remain hopeful we can confirm that in an interview. per-therm natural gas delivery charge for the 4-to-50- staring at a $20 million deficit nanda Astiz, Steven Maddox reach a resolution on the re- “We don’t talk publicly therms block will decrease 0.837 centsper thermand in your operating budget, and and Kathryn F. Williams in al- mainder of the cases,” Hurley or disclose any information 0.197cents for the block rate over 50 therms. The electric that’s what we were looking at leging that Canisius ignored said. around human resources is- customercharge will increase by $0.94, and the natural last year,” said Canisius Presi- the terms of its contract with sues,” Perkins said. He declined gas customercharge will increase by $1.00. dent John J. Hurley. the tenured faculty members. Medaille to comment further. Scholtz said he wouldn’t “As tenured professors, Medaille President Kenneth The group of employees fil- Day/Nightand Time-of-Use Customers: The electricity comment on specific findings they had certain rights that M. Macur cited an “act of God” ing the complaint included two delivery charge will increase 0.347 cents per kilowatt-hour until the release of a report, an untenured faculty member provision last May in suspend- executive staff members who for Service Class8and 0.107cents perkilowatt-hour for which is expected sometime wouldn’t have. And among the ing the college’s faculty hand- recently were fired, sources ServiceClass 12. The ServiceClass 8customer charge will in May. rights tenured professors have book and adopting a revised said. increase by $1.10,and the ServiceClass 12 customer one that eliminated the grant- D’Youville’s Faculty Senate Canisius and Medaille at Canisius, according to the charge will increase by $1.49. could wind up on the organi- employee handbook, which ing of tenure going forward. on April 16 voted no confidence zation’s list of colleges and uni- calls itself a contract, is the Faculty were forced to sign new in Clemo, citing a “troubling versities under sanction. And right to continued employment employment agreements or be trend of frequent, unplanned Additional information about changes in residential while AAUP has no enforce- unless or until certain condi- considered “at will” employees departures of administrators electricity and natural gas delivery charges is available at ment or compliance authority tions exist,” said Lisa Coppola, with no rights or benefits under and staff from key areas around nyseg.com (click on “For Suppliers and Partners, then on over colleges and universities, who represents the four fac- the new handbook. The college the campus” that have affected “Pricing and Tariffs”and thenon“PSC Filings”). being added to the sanction list ulty members. “None of those also discontinued some aca- “mission-critical activities in- is considered a black mark in conditions existed at the time demic programs, laid off some cluding accreditation, financial NNONRESIDENTDALONRESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERSCUSTOMERS academe that could deter fu- Canisius notified these tenured faculty members and moved affairs, clinical placements, and Information about changes in nonresidential electricity ture faculty recruiting efforts. professors that their positions others to part-time posts. academic leadership.” customer charges, electricity demand and energy charges Other institutions being inves- would be coming to an end.” In response, a group of col- Since December, the college (whereapplicable), natural gas minimum charges and tigated are: Illinois Wesleyan Coppola said she advised lege faculty aligned with the has had unanticipated turn- natural gas thermchargesisavailable at nyseg.com. University, Keuka College in her clients not to speak with New York State United Teach- over at many of its highest- Yates County, Marian Univer- media about the case. ers and American Federation ranking positions, including Changes are also in effect for standby,street lighting and sity in Wisconsin, National Faculty handbooks often of Teachers petitioned the Na- vice presidents for institution- economicdevelopment rates. Please check page 2ofyour University in California, and include a provision that allows tional Labor Relations Board al advancement, finances and bill for billmessages and nyseg.com for detailed Wittenberg University and the colleges to lay off tenured fac- in September to form a bar- academic affairs; dean of the information. 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