tom o'mara

According to Danks Burke, the case relates to 75 to 100 ballots.

The incumbent, Republican Sen. Tom O’Mara, leads Democratic challenger, Leslie Danks Burke with nearly all districts reporting.

This is the second time Danks Burke has challenged O’Mara to represent the 58th senate district. Geographically, the district is the largest in the state senate.

"So what are we getting for those really high taxes? Not enough."

"This isn’t just Mr. O’Mara who neglects upstate New York," she said.

It's part of a greater state-wide effort to invest in New York communities

Ruling allows lawmakers to keep pay raise and make outside income.

Mental health issues are a community concern, not just one for the schools, according to Kelly Houck, Dundee Superintendent of Schools.

Binghamton-area state senator Fred Akshar introduced a bill that bans supervised injection sites like the one under consideration in Ithaca. Now, his proposal has a twin in New York's lower house.

"It’s like we’ve learned nothing from the failures of our drug policies over the past 40 years... If we were to invest similar money into revitalizing social infrastructure and economic infrastructure and our educational system we would see long term benefits," said Shannon Monnat, sociology professor at Syracuse University, who specializes in public health.