ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)  A New York court has thrown out rules that would have let some charter schools certify their own teachers. 

Acting State Supreme Court Justice Debra Young has ruled that only the state education commissioner and Board of Regents can set teacher qualification standards. 

The ruling voids an alternative certification process approved by the State University of New York Charter Schools Committee last October.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has announced legislation that would designate manufacturing hubs across New York State and the country.

She says the "Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act" would create jobs and invest in local economies, creating dedicated federal funding and technical assistance to communities that are awarded the designation.

She says a "designated community" could be a city, a county, or a region; any area that has a history of manufacturing or a business plan to enhance it.

First hour: Should security guards in schools be armed?

Second hour: Discussing suicide prevention

Congressman Tom Reed is calling for bi-partisan action to solve the immigration crisis.

Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, the Southern Tier Republican says he would support a bill that strives to keep children from being separated from their parents, providing that the adults were not involved in some kind of criminal activity such as human trafficking or drug smuggling.

Rochester City Council has unanimously approved the budget for the City of Rochester for the upcoming fiscal year.  Also on Tuesday night, Council voted 6 – 3 to approve the city school district budget.

The new city budget also includes an amendment that transfers $291,000 to reinstate three community policing officers in the RPD’s new Bureau of Community Affairs and increase the size of the upcoming recruit class.