Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo, Report for America corps member

The legislature voted to rescind a decision to change retired county workers’ health insurance. This comes amid a drawn-out legal battle over the plan, after retirees sued the county.

Democrats already secured a super majority on election night. But if they win the 6th District seat as well, all city council positions will be held by Democrats. That seat remains up in the air, with the two candidates tied.

Nearly 200 retired Cortland County workers are suing over plans to change their retirement health insurance from a traditional Medicare plan to a privately-run Medicare Advantage plan.

“It is an irreplaceable asset and one of the few remaining downtown department stores in America,” Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham said.

Cornell University student Patrick Kuehl ran a surprise campaign in the city’s 4th Ward and has secured 49 votes in the low-turnout district.

The Broome County Board of Elections finished counting absentee and affidavit ballots from last week’s elections. The results are still unofficial. But two Binghamton City Council races are now so close they will need manual recounts.

The boards of elections in Tompkins and Broome counties will finish counting absentee and affidavit ballots and certify election results this week. After results are certified, automatic recounts could be triggered under New York state law if the margin of victory is narrow enough.

The tree, a Norway Spruce, is 80 feet tall and 43 feet wide. It is over 80 years old and weighs 12 tons. Workers cut it down on Nov. 9. The tree will be set up and decorated on Nov. 11.

Several races are too close to call and absentee ballots are still being counted. But unofficial results show Democrats with solid leads in at least five races, upending a narrow Republican 4 to 3 majority.

Battisti, a private practice defense attorney, won with nearly 55% of the vote election night.