June 23, 2026 — New York's Primary Elections
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Today is Election Day in statewide primary races. While there's not as much on the ballot this primary, some of the offices up for grabs come November do come with a lot of power.
Pl…
July 7, 2026 — The mass evictions at Asteri
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From the start, Asteri Ithaca was supposed to represent a bold response to Ithaca’s most pressing housing and economic problems.
One hundred eighty one new affordable apartm…
July 28, 2026 — A seismic shift for Ithaca's school board after years in the making
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If you don’t have kids, you may not think about the school board — or its internal politics — very often. But the school board’s impact goes way beyond the classroom.
In Ith…
Aug. 18, 2026 — SouthWorks' affordable housing gets a tax break. Will schools pay the price?
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If an affordable housing development gets a tax break, does it come at a cost to the rest of the community?
It’s a debate that’s been playing out with the massive new mixed-…
Aug. 25, 2026 — Zoning out: a test case for Ithaca's new plan to build more housing
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Earlier this year, Ithaca's Common Council passed a law that could start to reshape the city's built environment in the interest of addressing the housing crisis. Now, it's …
Sept. 1, 2026 — Four years after unionization, Ithaca's union paramedics get their first contract
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In 2022, paramedics at Bangs Ambulance voted to unionize. Progressive activists and elected officials at the time cheered the effort. But the vote was close. And as far as u…
Sept. 15, 2026 — A course correction for the county budget ... and what it could mean for housing costs
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Every fall, Tompkins County leaders begin the arduous process of hammering out a spending plan for the upcoming year. What will it take to keep government services — like Me…
Sept. 22, 2026 — A stalemate over the cell phone ban in Ithaca's public schools
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It’s the second school year since Governor Kathy Hochul issued a statewide ban on student cell phone use during the school day. The Ithaca City School District, like many ot…
Oct. 6, 2026 — The ripple effects of the Jane Doe rape case at Cornell ... and beyond
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This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault and drug use.
If you or someone you know has experienced sexual abuse, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline …
Oct. 13, 2026 — Beyond city limits: stories from the Town of Ithaca's supervisor
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Last month, long time local elected official and civil servant Rod Howe stepped down from his most recent role as the Town of Ithaca’s supervisor. He’s served in many differ…
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