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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.
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The Ithaca-Tompkins International Airport is still recovering from its decline in ridership during the pandemic. Officials have turned to a consulting firm to create a financial plan.
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The first Reproductive Justice Film Festival is being held Friday and Saturday at Cinemapolis in Ithaca.
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A proposed funding agreement with Cornell University will be taken up again for consideration at a special council meeting scheduled for Oct. 11.
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Protestors, organized by the Democratic Socialists of America, took to Ho Plaza on Cornell University’s campus to protest the proposed funding agreement with the city.
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The agreement still needs to be approved by Cornell’s Board of Trustees and the Ithaca Common Council.
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The bill fixes a nuance in insurance law that effectively banned out-of-state car insurance providers from providing auto insurance to non-profit organizations.
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Cornell Vice President of University Relations Joel Malina says even though there’s nothing requiring the school to strike a deal, they don’t intend to walk away entirely.
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Ithaca Assemblymember Anna Kelles says Governor Kathy Hochul promised her they’d find a solution to save the carshare. Kelles is still optimistic Hochul will follow through.
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The Kitchen Theatre Company’s 30th anniversary film, Bloom Where You’re Planted: A Twenty Year Artistic Journey, dives into the past and will be shown in Ithaca on August 8.