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A vacant building in Cortland is set to house the mental health department serving the county and central New York.

Webb leads by less than two percentage points, or 1,500 votes over David.

"There are only so many projects that we can take on," Talbot said. "[Tompkins and Cortland counties] do not have deep pockets, neither one of you."

Webb, a former Binghamton council member, defeated Ithaca lawyer and political action committee founder Leslie Danks Burke by over 20 points.

Leslie Danks Burke and Lea Webb are competing for the Democratic nomination in the race for New York's 52nd State Senate District, which covers Ithaca and Binghamton.

"What was being asked for wasn't the moon. It was what was needed."

"Up to 100,000 people in the state that are actively seeking home health care cannot get it, because we do not have the supply of workforce in the state."

"There’s no clear issue arising from off-campus activity," SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras said. "It’s not as if there's one big gathering or two big gatherings. But clearly the activity is coming from off-campus."

“He’s very knowledgeable, and cares about the whole range of issues that are important to this district”

The funding can be used for a wide variety of purposes meant to prepare, prevent or respond to COVID-19 for housing authority employees and people living in public housing.