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Aaron Gies, the Democratic Party and Working Families Party candidate for New York’s 23rd Congressional District (NY23), said he is not familiar with the details of the Cornell University alleged sexual assault case filed by “Jane Doe” on Sept. 14, but he is open to reviewing Title IX if elected in November.

Steuben County legislator and Corning resident Joe Tobia is urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to take action on a rural suicide prevention bill.

Pride month is in full swing in Elmira and Corning.

The Corning Street Tree Project plants trees for free for anyone in the city who signs up to receive one.

Demonstrators in Ithaca, Corning and Binghamton, gathered for the second “No Kings” rally in five months.

Union nursing home workers at Corning Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare ratified a new labor contract earlier this month. The previous contract expired April 30.

Demonstrations took place across the Southern Tier on Saturday, joining nationwide rallies in protest of the Trump administration.

Nationwide “No Kings” rallies on Saturday will also be happening across the Southern Tier. The protests are in response to what some organizations are calling “authoritarian actions” by the Trump administration since taking office for a second term in January.

Pride gatherings will take place this month across the region, including in Elmira, Ithaca, Binghamton, Corning and Waverly. Pride events in Elmira kickoff with an arts festival in Wisner Park on June 7.

For the first time in Corning’s history, the city passed a budget with an increase in the tax levy that exceeds the state tax cap. The city council adopted the $22.6 million budget for 2026.