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WSKG heard from almost 300 listeners, who shared their thoughts and questions about their school districts.

WSKG News Director, Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo sits down with Elmira-Corning reporter Natalie Abruzzo to discuss police presence at a polling place during the Corning-Painted Post Area School District board elections and budget vote.

In New York, registered voters have final say over most school district budgets. Voters cast their ballots earlier this week.

School districts in Steuben and Chemung counties held their annual budget votes and school board elections Tuesday. The Prattsburgh Central School District budget failed by fewer than nine votes.

The Corning-Painted Post Area School District presented its 2026-2027 budget proposal of $160.7 million to the public for comment earlier this week.

The school board for the Corning-Painted Area School District approved a $150.7 million budget Wednesday. The proposed budget increased $6.4 million over last year and the district kept it within the tax cap at a 2.56 percent tax levy.

It is school budget season across the region. Some school districts in Steuben and Chemung counties are proposing no increases in tax levies. Voters go to the polls in May.

The WSKG News team is reporting on the state of school districts in our region. We want to hear from you.

Steuben County has not been left out of the opioid epidemic. Narcan kits are accessible in public spaces countywide. The county is also working to get Narcan and Narcan training into every school district.

New York state will pull funding if school districts like Candor, Groton and Owego Apalachin fail to address Native American mascots before the end of the school year.