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BU, SUNY Broome students receive New York State Young Republicans Rising Star Award
Kylie Klinko and Brian Blaise, two young Republicans from Broome County, received the New York State Young Republicans Rising Star Award earlier this month. Among thousands of fellow Republicans across the state,...
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City Council overrides mayor's veto on Good Cause Eviction law
The Binghamton City Council on Friday overrode Mayor Jared Kraham’s recent veto of the Good Cause Eviction law. The 6-0 vote was cast at a special meeting, and the council’s president, Michael...
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Molinaro testifies at joint confirmation before the U.S. Senate
Former Rep. Marc Molinaro, who was nominated last month to head the Federal Transit Administration, testified on Thursday at a joint confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and...
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Gov. Hochul open to implementing restrictions on face coverings
Gov. Kathy Hochul recently told the State Legislature that she is open to implementing some restrictions on public mask-wearing in the upcoming state budget. Hochul’s communications director last week said the governor...
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University to demolish building it owns in Johnson City's Historic District
In the coming weeks, the University will demolish a century-old building in Johnson City’s Historic District that it purchased about five years ago. The two-story residential building at 190 Main St. was...
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Rep. Riley introduces 'common-sense, bipartisan bill' aimed at lowering egg prices
Alongside three other representatives, Josh Riley, who represents a congressional district anchored around Binghamton and Ithaca, recently introduced the Lowering Egg Prices Act of 2025 to combat high egg prices nationwide. The...
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ICE will train some corrections staff in executing civil immigration warrants
The Broome County Sheriff’s Office will partner with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to train some corrections staff to serve civil immigration warrants. Sheriff Fred Akshar announced last week that his office...
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'U.S. Mail, not for sale': Letter carriers rally against postal service privatization
As part of a nationwide campaign against privatizing the U.S. Postal Service, the National Association of Letter Carriers Local 333 rallied on Sunday outside the American Legion Post 80. Beginning around 1...
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Local activists and community members rally against potential Medicaid cuts
Local activists and community members rallied alongside Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado on Thursday against potential Medicaid cuts. The protest, held in Downtown Binghamton, was organized by activist groups Citizen Action and Indivisible...
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Abolitionist Harriet Tubman's legacy honored with new 'Leading the Way to Freedom' statue
The Harriet Tubman Center for Freedom and Equity held an event Friday at the University Downtown Center, unveiling a newly sculpted statue of abolitionist and activist Harriet Tubman. A capstone piece of...