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· May 21
Results: Ithaca’s School Budget Overwhelmingly Passes
On Tuesday, Ithaca’s voters approved the district’s proposed 2025-26 budget and elected two incumbents and two new members to the board of education, according to preliminary results released by the
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· May 21
TCAT Rolls Out Summer Service as New Buses and Staffing Boost Aim to Improve Reliability
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) is set to roll out its summer service on May 25 as the organization’s leaders say they are in a good position
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· May 19
Ithaca’s Participatory Budgeting Pilot Launches with City Hall Plaza Project
ITHACA, N.Y. — The City of Ithaca is introducing its new participatory budgeting process through a small-scale redesign of City Hall Plaza. The pilot project aims to educate the public
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· May 19
Election Guide: Seven Candidates, Four Seats on Ithaca’s Board of Education
Editor's note: a segment of this story stating that Karen Yearwood was a member of the Revenue Exploration Committee has been removed. She was not a member and the Times
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· May 19
Fifth Ithaca School Cited by Education Department for Academic Underperformance
Cayuga Heights Elementary is the latest of nearly half of the schools in the Ithaca City School District (ICSD) to be flagged by the New York State Education Department (NYSED)
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· Apr 16
Over $1 Billion of Cornell Federal Funding Frozen, Trump Officials Say
The Trump administration has put over $1 billion in funding on hold for Cornell as the university faces a federal investigation from the Department of Education over civil rights complaints.
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· Apr 16
Tompkins County Legislators Push for Independent Investigation into NYSEG
Legislators in Tompkins County are calling on the New York State Legislature to commission an independent investigation into New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) as constituents repor...
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· Apr 16
Ithaca to Adopt FEMA Flood Maps, Impacted Residents Must Buy Flood Insurance by June 18
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Ithaca Common Council voted unanimously on April 9 to advance legislation to align the city’s floodplain regulations with updated FEMA and New York State Department of
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· Apr 16
Ithaca Reviews Revised Encampment Plan, Eyes Major Improvements for Southwest Park
This article has been updated with information from the updated report presented to the Ithaca Common Council on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.ITHACA, N.Y — An updated draft report from Ithaca’s
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· Apr 16
Ithaca Unions Demand Fair Wages as Cost of Living Soars
Update Thursday, March 27: This story first appeared in the Wednesday, March 26 edition of the Ithaca Times. Since then, Cornell and the Graduate Students Union have reached a tentative
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· Apr 16
Ithaca Carshare Celebrates One-Year Back On The Road, Plans Expansion
ITHACA, N.Y. — One year after relaunching operations, Ithaca Carshare has recorded over 11,000 bookings and helped community members travel more than 165,000 miles.
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· Mar 24
Strike Unlikely as TCAT Workers and Management Reach Tentative Agreement
After lengthy negotiations and an overwhelmingly-approved strike authorization vote, Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) workers and management have reached a tentative agreement and have made a...
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· Mar 24
Momodou Taal’s Lawyers Notified of Visa Revocation Before Trial Against Trump Free Speech Violations
ITHACA, N.Y. — Momodou Taal’s student visa has been revoked by the Department of State, according to a Justice Department email sent to Taal’s legal team just four days before
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· Mar 21
Federal Agents Could Try to Detain Cornell Grad Momodou Taal Ahead of Court Hearing on Trump’s Free Speech Crackdowns
ITHACA, N.Y. — Days after filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration that challenges the constitutionality of two executive orders that violate free speech, Cornell graduate student Momodou Taa...
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· Mar 21
Ithaca Common Council Approves $30,000 Municipal Fee Study to Examine Cost Recovery Model
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Ithaca Common Council has approved a $30,000 contract for a municipal fee study to establish a framework for evaluating and adjusting city fees.
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· Mar 21
Ithaca School District Proposes “Rollover” Tax Cap Budget
The Ithaca City School District (ICSD) has revealed preliminary budget numbers for the 2025-26 academic year. The district is proposing a “rollover” budget that meets the state tax cap, responding
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